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Female Maize Goddess Chiaomecbate

Female Maize Goddess Chiaomecbate

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Aztec)
Title
Female Maize Goddess Chiaomecbate
Date
ca. 1400
Medium
Basalt (originally painted)
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Accession No.
1992.230
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Mexico

Related

1948, sold by a dealer (Mexico City, Mexico) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [ now called Chazen Museum of Art]

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