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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Model of a Temple
A.D. 1250–1521
Volcanic stone
26 × 24 × 29.53 cm (10 1/4 × 9 7/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil. 1974
2018.173.10
Geography:
Possibly made in Mexico
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Mexico, possibly Aztec
Period:
late Post to Classic period
Classification:
Models
Provenance:
Ex-Collection Christian de la Bruere, NYC
Harry Franklin Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca. acquired prior to 1971
Bibliography:
Felipe Solis, ed., The Aztec Empire, Curated by Felipe Solis, exh. cat. (New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2004), 145.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
