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Figura di donna inginocchiata

1325–1521 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360
Nel Cinquecento, ai tempi della conquista spagnola, gli Aztechi controllavano gran parte del Messico centrale dalla loro capitale, Tenochtitlán, in cui si ergevano templi straordinari e regali residenze, e vi erano pittoreschi mercati e trafficatissimi canali. Gli Aztechi, abilissimi sui campi di battaglia e nell’edificare l’ impero, realizzarono anche alcune tra le più incantevoli sculture in pietra eseguite nell’antico Messico. Questa figura inginocchiata, priva degli attributi tipici delle divinità azteche femminili, come le pettinature e i copricapo, indossa una gonna tradizionale sostenuta sopra la vita da una cintura a doppio nodo, orecchini e un cerchietto per i capelli. Probabilmente rappresenta una donna della nobiltà azteca.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Figura di donna inginocchiata
  • Data: XV-inizi del XVI secolo
  • Area geografica: Messico
  • Cultura: Azteca
  • Materiale e tecnica: Pietra
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 54,6 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato dal Museo, 1900
  • Numero d'inventario: 00.5.16
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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