Statue
Date1000-1500
MediumBasalt
DimensionsObject/Work: 120 x 60 mm
ClassificationsSculpture
Terms
Object numberC01002
DescriptionAztec figure of the Mexican god Quetzalcoatl (God of the Winds). The figure has 2 faces, one on the stomach, one with a plumed headdress. It is hollow with pellets inside to create a rattle.Hand of Tlaloc, god of rains, fertility and water. It has clenched fingers, and appears to have been carved to hold a small object, such as a rod. It is made of carved basalt with traces of white colouring; the sculpture is made of ordinary volcanic rock, as it was the tradition in Aztec sculpture.
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