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Gray rectangular stone slab with shallow carved relief: a central sun disk, smaller heads, a serpent-like form, and a framed panel with a figure.

Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

A rectangular gray stone slab carved in shallow relief with Mexica-style motifs. A large central sun disk with radiating elements is flanked by smaller carved heads, a serpent-like head, and a framed panel with a figure, with circular dots across the surface.

Artist
Mexica (Aztec)
Date
c. 1503
Medium
Basalt
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2176 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1508).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Major Acquisitions Fund

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