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Aztec stone torso of a youth, ca. A.D. 1450-1521
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
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the macehual standing leaning forward in the respectful posture associated with the common citizen, wearing the knotted maxtlatl loincloth, and the chest carved with the squared recess for insertion of a stone symbolizing the heart; in gray basalt.
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1976
Catalogue Note
The barely clothed male figures "...exemplify Aztec ideals of the macehual, the male commoner: young and strong, he was responsible for sustaining the Aztec world with his might." (Moctezuma and Olguin, 2002:409 and cat. nos. 34 and 36).