Bowl used to hold hearts of sacrificial victims
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
- Seller
- Leo Stein, Non-Indian, 1872-1947
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Leo Stein (1872-1947, renowned art collector and brother of Gertrude Stein); purchased by MAI from Leo Stein in 1928 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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- Date created
- AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 16/3405
- Barcode
- 163405.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Indigenous Term
- cuauhxicalli
- Object Name
- Bowl used to hold hearts of sacrificial victims
- Media/Materials
- Greenstone
- Techniques
- Carved, polished, incised
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 6 cm
- Place
- Valley of Mexico; Mexico
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Mexico
- See related items
- Aztec (archaeological culture)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_175142
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c91ec88-7b85-4996-99bc-fc5d4b478636
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