History MAYAN AZTEC Huastec Life-Death Sculptural wall relief plaque 13" www.Neo-Mfg.com
Size: 13" Tall
This sculpture of a man carrying a human skeleton on his back exemplifies the dualism of life and death that permeates Huastec and Mexica (Aztec) art.
Representing life, the human figure is the Aztec wind god, Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, who created humankind and is identifiable by his J-shaped ear pendants.
Museum Reproduction
On display in the Brooklyn Museum
CULTURE: Huastec
MEDIUM: Sandstone, traces of pigment
Place Found: between San Vicente Tancauyalab & Tamuin, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
DATES: 900-1250
DIMENSIONS: 62 3/8 x 26 x 11 1/2 in. (158.4 x 66 x 29.2 cm)
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor
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