COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1984.37
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CMA_.1984.37
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Aztec
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Aztec
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Mexico
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Mexico
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Aztec
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Mexico, Aztec
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Warrior Figurine
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Warrior Figurine
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1350-1519
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c. 1350-1519
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1350
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1350
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1519
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1519
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
cast gold
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cast gold
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 11.2cm x 6.1cm
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Overall: 11.2cm x 6.1cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1984.37
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1984.37
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Mexico's Spanish conquerors melted into bullion most of the exquisitely crafted goldwork they captured from the Aztecs. This extraordinarily large and symbolically complex figurine is the finest surviving example of Aztec goldwork. Dressed as a warrior, the figure carries a serpent-headed spearthrower in his right hand, a shield and darts in his left. Ornaments are worn in the nose the lip, and the top and sides of the head are covered with balls of featherdown. On the figurine's back are the glyphs 2 Rabbit and 3 Water. These may record the year 1494, the date of the Aztec military campaign in Oaxaca. The figurine itself likely represents an enemy warrior captured for sacrifice.
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Mexico's Spanish conquerors melted into bullion most of the exquisitely crafted goldwork they captured from the Aztecs. This extraordinarily large and symbolically complex figurine is the finest surviving example of Aztec goldwork. Dressed as a warrior, the figure carries a serpent-headed spearthrower in his right hand, a shield and darts in his left. Ornaments are worn in the nose the lip, and the top and sides of the head are covered with balls of featherdown. On the figurine's back are the glyphs 2 Rabbit and 3 Water. These may record the year 1494, the date of the Aztec military campaign in Oaxaca. The figurine itself likely represents an enemy warrior captured for sacrifice.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1984.37.tif
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CMA_.1984.37.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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