Room I · Pre-Hispanic

Stone stela

Anonymous artist

Hand-carved porous stone stela, rectangular. Anthropomorphic figure carved in bas-relief on the front in period dress, notably a Quetzalcóatl headdress in the form of a feathered serpent. With residues of reddish pigment in the hollows of the design.

Classification

Sculpture

Date

1300–1519 · 14th century

Material

Stone

Dimensions

35.0 × 105.5 × 11.5 cm

Inventory no.

MUNAG.096.02669

Credits

Curator: Gabriela Zesati · Fotografía: Israel Salinas