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29-32-1

From: Mexico (Central America) | Guerrero | Hierba Buena

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-32-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mixtec
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Guerrero | Hierba Buena
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Diorite (uncertain)
Description

Of green stone, probably diorite; simply but not rudely carved; somewhat conventionalized. Probably represents the god, Xipe Totec. It is said to have been found in a cornfield where it had been buried possibly for the purpose of insuring good crops.

Height 13.3 cm
Width 13.3 cm
Thickness 5.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. B. P. Reko, 1929

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