Statue

87-42-405

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 87-42-405
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Aztec
Provenience Mexico (Central America)
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1300-1521 CE
Section American
Materials Volcanic Rock
Iconography Xipe Totec
Description

Sculpture of Xipe Totec, a deity of sacrifice who wears a flayed human skin.

Height 41.91 cm
Width 22.22 cm
Credit Line Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987
Other Number 12013 - ANSP Number | L-83-173 - Old Museum Number

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