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Tepaneca column base/support with representations of Quetzalcóatl and Tlaltecuhtli (the Earth god)

AD 1325-1521

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

  • Title: Tepaneca column base/support with representations of Quetzalcóatl and Tlaltecuhtli (the Earth god)
  • Date Created: AD 1325-1521
  • Location: Coyoacán; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
  • Physical Dimensions: 77.5 x 29.7 cm
  • Type: Architecture/Housing
  • Medium: Basalt, paint
  • Techniques: Pecked, ground, polished, painted
  • Culture: probably Tepaneca (Tepanec) (archaeological culture) (attributed); square hole made by the Spanish to hold a cross
  • Catalog Number: 17/5441
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

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