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Head of an Aztec deity
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Stone head of a water deity with a characteristic neck bow and the "gemstone" symbol in the headband

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone head
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 42 x 39 x 28 cm
Gewicht: 43,1 kg
Material/Technique
Stone , Basalt
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 3735

Provenance and sources

when
Postclassical
where
Mexico
Tlaltelolco [Ort]
who
Azteken

who
Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors

Description
Purchase 1862

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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