Sacrificial Stone
- Title:
- Sacrificial Stone
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Pellandini, Claudio (Publisher)
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1325-ca. 1521 (sculpture)
ca. 1885-ca. 1895 (photograph)
- Location:
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Country:
- Mexico
- ID Number:
- 641
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00641
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00641.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Aztec
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- reliefs (sculptures)
hieroglyphics
mythologies (religious concept)
plant-derived motifs
Imaginary/Mythological creatures
Death
gods (deities)
goddesses
wars
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico
museums (buildings)
artifacts (object genre)
Sun
Tizoc
kings (people)
photographs - Measurement:
- 12.7 x 19.05 (centimeters)
- Description:
- The "cuauhxicalli of Tizoc," or sacrificial stone, is a historical-religious monument, about six feet in diameter and four feet high. This stone is dedicated to the Sun, and is presumed to commemorate the victories of Tizoc over the other tribes, and to have been used for sacrificial purposes.
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.