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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>
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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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