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Textile, Paper, or Body Stamp
Aztec (Mexica)
Late Post-classic
A.D. 1450–1521
Object Place: México, Central Highlands
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: unslipped
Dimensions
3.8 x 6.5 x 3.2 cm (1 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. John H. Thorndike
Accession Number99.658
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionRectangular stamp with carved design motifs that include two profile saurian heads surmounted by a decorative band of alternating stylized butterflies (?) and step-scrolls.
Provenance1899, bequest of Delia White (Mrs. John H.) Thorndike (b. 1825 - d. by 1899), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 4, 1899)