Collection Highlights
View of Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, New York
after 1883
1904.22
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on photo-sensitive paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Aztec calendar
Object name
Aztec calendar
Date
1900-1940
Medium
Earthenware, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 21 x 19 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Black painted, miniature, earthenware replica of the Aztec calendar; circular form with mask in low relief at center surrounded by concentric bands with zoological and architectural symbols; opposing masks in profile at lower edge above narrow tab extension.
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander J. Wall
Object Number
1942.475
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
