Rattle in the form of fertility goddess Cihuacoatl
Rattle in the form of fertility goddess Cihuacoatl
Rattle in the form of fertility goddess Cihuacoatl
Rattle in the form of fertility goddess Cihuacoatl

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Rattle in the form of fertility goddess Cihuacoatl,

15th century CE

Aztec
Postclassic Period
y1944-26

Information

Title
Rattle in the form of fertility goddess Cihuacoatl
Dates

15th century CE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
19 × 8.9 × 3.7 cm (7 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dan Fellows Platt
Object Number
y1944-26
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Central Mexico

Culture
Aztec
Period
Postclassic
Type
ceramics, rattles
Materials
ceramic
Subject
figures (representations), goddesses, infants, mythology, women

Gift of Mrs. Dan Fellows Platt to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1944.

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