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"Two depictions (tezontli) of the spring god Xipe; the left figure in dancing pose (?) with tlachieloni (instrument for seeing) and rich jewellery, the right one in squatting pose with the characteristic Xipe cap. Height: 22 cm"

Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
positives (photographs)
Dimensions
Height: 17 cm
Width: 12 cm
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII E 5076

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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