Standing female figure with snake belt · Mexico, Aztec/post classic · ID: 3036723
Rudolf Borkowsky, Neuwied, Germany
Description
stone, remains of polychrome paint (yellow, red, blue and white), over a long skirt (“cueitl”) she wears a belt, which end is modelled in shape of a snakes head, disc-shaped ear ornament and headband recognizable, dam., missing parts (nose, left ear, breasts, forearms);
characteristic features of Aztec figures are the static and dignified posture, the oversized head and the compact body. Inlay of the eyes, presumably shell and obsidian, missing.
The object Standing female figure with snake belt with the object ID 3036723 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 79.
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