Ehecatl figure Artist: Unknown

1200–1521

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Ceramic with pigment

Dimensions

16.51 × 9.09 × 6.83 cm (6 1/2 × 3 9/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil 1974

Accession Number

2017.14.36

Geography

Mexico

Culture

Mexico, Aztec

Period

Late Postclassic Period

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Acquired from Alan Long, NY in 2000
Ex-collection Alan Long, NY, active 1964-2004.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

mythology, statues

Subject

architecture

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