Corn Goddess Figure
Artist
Unknown
CulturePre-Columbian | Aztec
Date1300-1500
MediumStone | Stucco
DimensionsOverall: 25 x 12 in. (63.5 x 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jack Chrysler in memory of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number93.32.29
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionCorn Goddess figure with large Tlaloc (Year Sign Headdress) with ornate round flanges and squared crest motif. Figure wears contoured huipil which has been drawn in around the waist. Entire effigy is covered with white stucco matrix. Face is curiously rendered in purest Teotihuacan styles. The hands rest downward at each side.
Unknown
1775-1800