Object Details
- 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- 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
- Date created
- AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
- Object Name
- Sculpture representing Tlalchitonatiuh, god of the setting sun
- Media/Materials
- Basalt
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 41.9 x 6.4 cm
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
