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Aztec

Maize Goddess (Chicomecoatl)

Aztec, 1299

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Aztec

Maize Goddess (Chicomecoatl)

Aztec, 1299

Physical Qualities Basalt, 17 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (44.4 x 19 x 17 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1960.30.3
Laura Albans, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “Adelyn Breeskin: Curating a Legacy”, October 7, 2020 to October 31, 2021.

Darienne Turner, Baltimore Museum of Art, Ancient Americas Gallery Rotations, December 12, 2021.
"The Wurtzburger Collection Pre-Columbian Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1958, p. 9, fig. 3

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