Aztec Rabbit with Speech Scroll 1300-1521 AD
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Aztec Rabbit with Speech Scroll 1300-1521 AD
Words of the Gods are spoken so clearly that the words form objects, tangible speech scrolls. As seen in the Centzon Tōtōchtin (400 Drunken Rabbits) in the Florentine Codex, the scroll is a classic example of the Aztec illustration of their Gods.
The myth of the rabbit in the moon goes as follows: The gods, they say, were teasing the moon and flung a rabbit in its face. And the rabbit remained marked on the moons face. That is what darkened the face of the moon, as though it had been bruised. Upon which the moon went out to light the world.
- Carved Basalt
- 1300-1521 AD
- Central Mexico
- From a Private New York Estate
Each item will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Words of the Gods are spoken so clearly that the words form objects, tangible speech scrolls. As seen in the Centzon Tōtōchtin (400 Drunken Rabbits) in the Florentine Codex, the scroll is a classic example of the Aztec illustration of their Gods.
The myth of the rabbit in the moon goes as follows: The gods, they say, were teasing the moon and flung a rabbit in its face. And the rabbit remained marked on the moons face. That is what darkened the face of the moon, as though it had been bruised. Upon which the moon went out to light the world.
- Carved Basalt
- 1300-1521 AD
- Central Mexico
- From a Private New York Estate
Each item will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Condition
No known fissures, or repairs.
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Aztec Rabbit with Speech Scroll 1300-1521 AD
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