Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- José Mariano Sánchez y Mora (3rd Condé [Count] De Penasco), Non-Indian, 1777-1845
- Morris De Camp Crawford (M.D.C. Crawford), Non-Indian, 1882-1949
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José Mariano Sánchez y Mora (1777-1845, 3rd Condé [Count] de Peñasco), a Mexican soldier, politician, and noted collector of antiquities; acquired at an unknown date by Morris De Camp Crawford (1882-1949, a scholar and author who specialized in textiles); acquired by MAI in 1923 through an exchange with Mr. Crawford.
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- Date created
- AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 11/8220
- Barcode
- 118220.000
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Sculpture representing Tlalchitonatiuh, god of the setting sun
- Media/Materials
- Basalt
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 41.9 x 6.4 cm
- Place
- Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Mexico
- See related items
- Aztec (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_127366
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6123f4a41-878a-4e25-8d87-cfecef42b1b4
