Cholula-style female figure representing the corn goddess and holding the sun's rays
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1150–1521 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)
label: Seller
content: Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)
label: Seller agent
content: Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been found circa 1965; purchased by MAI in 1966 from the Stolper Galleries (New York City, owned and operated by Robert L. Stolper) using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
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place: label: Place
content: Cave; Xalapa; Puebla; Puebla Municipality; Puebla State; Mexico (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Aztec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/6188
label: Barcode
content: 236188.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Cholula-style female figure representing the corn goddess and holding the sun's rays
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 33 x 18 x 18 cm