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Tlaloc
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The almost round head bears the facial features of the rain god Tlaloc. Although carved from dark, porous volcanic rock and heavily weathered, the large, circular eyes and long tusk-like teeth are clearly recognisable. A small pointed cone protrudes from the headdress.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone head
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 24 x 23 x 24 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 48244

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
who
Azteken

who
Seler, Eduard - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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