Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Aztec temple model, c. 1470 - 1520 AD

Mexico, Aztecs
sold EUR 800
Provenance
Merrin Gallery, New York, USA
Michael 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.


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).


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