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Cast replica of Stone of Tizoc, miniature
Object Number 79-14-20/17923
Display Title Cast replica of Stone of Tizoc, miniature
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of "sacrificial stone" Stone of Tizoc Mexica Aztec, circa A.D. 1485 Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), Mexico The Aztec emperor Tizoc (A.D. 1481-1486) commissioned this cylindrical stone sculpture to commemorate the young empire's expanding military conquests in the Valley of Mexico. Fifteen similar scenes show war captains grasping the hair of defeated foes, their conquered towns labeled by hieroglyphs behind their heads. The Aztec warriors are all given a "smoking foot" to mark them as embodiments of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca (Smoking Mirror), patron of militarism and sacrifice. Tizoc is portrayed by one (and perhaps all) of the warrior figures, but we know these conquests were not his own-his reign was short and tarnished by military defeats. Here he is only a[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Cast of entire Tizoc stone, in miniature, discoidal
Cast Name AZTEC_Stone of Tizoc_miniature
Classification
  • Casting
Department Archaeological
Date A.D. 1485
Culture
  • Mexica Aztec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Federal District / Cuauhtémoc / <City> / Tenochtitlan
Intrasite Great Plaza
Materials Plaster, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 14 cm (16 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 79-14-20/17923
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (March 1879)
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (1878)

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