Aztec temple model, c. 1470 - 1520 AD · Mexico, Aztecs · ID: 3049920
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Merrin Gallery, New York, USAMichael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany
Size
H: 11 cm
B: 4,5 cm
T: 3,8 cm
H: 4.3 inch
B: 1.8 inch
T: 1.5 inch
Description
ceramic, polychrome residues of pigment,
Temple models were made for home use in personal shrines. They reflect the actual proportions of actual buildings.
The object Aztec temple model, c. 1470 - 1520 AD with the object ID 3049920 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 32 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Eggebrecht, Arne, Die Azteken und ihre Vorläufer, Bd. 1, Mainz 1986, ill. 167
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).