Mezcala Temple

Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

200 BCE–500 CE

Medium

Unidentified stone

Object Type

Sculpture

Dimensions

H- 2 1/2 x W- 1 3/4 x D- 1 1/2 in. (6.4 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm)

Collecting Area

Pre-Columbian

Credit Line

The Jan T. and Marica Vilcek Collection

Accession Number

X.15.1

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

Tags

architecture Mezcala Temple

Spencer Throckmorton Collection, New York, NY;
Gift to The Jan T. and Marica Vilcek Collection;

New York, NY. Throckmorton Fine Art. Portals of Transformation: Mezcala Temple. May 11-June 4, 2011.

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architecture Mezcala Temple

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