CultureOlmec
Titles
- Votive Figural Sculpture, or "Axe"
Datec. 1000–500 BC
MediumGreenstone
Dimensions9 5/8 × 4 5/16 × 1 3/8 in. (24.5 × 11 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Samuel Merrin in memory of Frances Marzio
Object number2023.232
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
[1] Hermann Beyer, "Nota bibliográfica sobre 'Tribes and Temples' de F. Blom y O. Farge," El México Antiguo 2, no. 11-12 (1927): 305-313, fig. 1.
[2] Marshall H. Saville, "Votive Axes from Ancient Mexico," Indian Notes 6, no. 2 (Apr. 1929): 278-280, fig. 91.
[3] Veracruzana Invoice dated September 23, 1969.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
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James Surls
1982
Hickory, oak, pine, padouk, and mahogany
82.489
Henrik Wigström
c. 1915
White jade, nephrite, gold, silver-gilt, diamonds, emeralds, enamel, and glass
96.1305