Sculpture representing Tlalchitonatiuh, god of the setting sun
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: José Mariano Sánchez y Mora (3rd Condé [Count] De Penasco), Non-Indian, 1777-1845
label: Previous owner
content: Morris De Camp Crawford (M.D.C. Crawford), Non-Indian, 1882-1949
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José Mariano Sánchez y Mora (1777-1845, 3rd Condé [Count] de Peñasco), a Mexican soldier, politician, and noted collector of antiquities; acquired at an unknown date by Morris De Camp Crawford (1882-1949, a scholar and author who specialized in textiles); acquired by MAI in 1923 through an exchange with Mr. Crawford.
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place: label: Place
content: Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Aztec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/8220
label: Barcode
content: 118220.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Sculpture representing Tlalchitonatiuh, god of the setting sun
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 41.9 x 6.4 cm