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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
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States
Details
- 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
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