Two Aztec Wood Idols: Iconographic and Chronologic Analysis

by Rainer Berger and H.B. Nicholson

This discussion considers the iconographic features and radiocarbon dates of two small wood figures reportedly found in the vicinity of Texcoco. One figure represents the water goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, while the other, a nude male figure, may represent a rain deity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884020266
• ISBN13: 9780884020264
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.9"