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Important Pre-columbian Aztec Stone Goddess Figure
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Important Pre-columbian Aztec Stone Figure from Mexico, ca. 1300-1521 A.D. Large carved basalt kneeling goddess Chaichiuhticue, holding both hands on her knees, figure wears a banded toque with long coiled tassels in back. Her oval finely proportioned face has a serene expression. A classic image of the goddess of streams and waters and consort of the storm god Tlaloc. She wears a cloth wrapped around her head, tied with a decorative knot in the back. V-shaped quechquemitl shawl fringed with shell ornaments all around. Presented as a young goddess, a symbol of youth and an ideal of Aztec feminine beauty. Overall reddish surface pigment. The Aztec sculptor incorporated the sensual qualities of youth in the rounded and life-like form, yet adhered to the Aztec idol of a calm and virtuous disposition. Overall exc. cond. An important and beautiful example of Pre-Columbian art.
13″ in height. (33 cm)
Private NYC collection, acquired in 1989 from Merrin Gallery, NYC. Ex. Sothebys, New York, Nov. 18th, 1987, lot 255. Merrin Gallery, acquired prior to 1985. Published: Edward H. Merrin, The Female form in Ancient Art. The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1985, no. 12.
13″ in height. (33 cm)
Private NYC collection, acquired in 1989 from Merrin Gallery, NYC. Ex. Sothebys, New York, Nov. 18th, 1987, lot 255. Merrin Gallery, acquired prior to 1985. Published: Edward H. Merrin, The Female form in Ancient Art. The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1985, no. 12.
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