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Seated figure of Tlaloc, god of rain

Aztec/Mixtec, 900-1299

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Seated figure of Tlaloc, god of rain

Aztec/Mixtec, 900-1299

Physical Qualities Basalt, 10 13/16 × 4 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (27.5 × 12.5 × 22.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Edith Black, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number 1998.390
Seated figure of Tlaloc, God of Rain with hands on knees, circles around eyes, and prominent inverted T-shaped headdress; large extension of stone on back.

Culture

Aztec

2000–2000

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Culture

Mixtec

2000–2000

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