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Snake with a human head in its throat
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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 19 x 25 x 26,8 cm
Gewicht: 12 kg
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 25645

Provenance and sources

when
Late classical period (14th century - 1521)
where
Mexico [Land]
Toluca [Region]
Mexico
who
Azteken

who
Bauer-Thoma, Wilhelm - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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