Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1199
An Aztec bust of Chalchiuhtlicue
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £200
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Description
An Aztec bust of Chalchiuhtlicue
Mexico, circa 1345 - 1521 AD
basalt, carved with a banded headdress tied at the back and with strands of plaited hair, with tassels to the side and with an open mouth,
24cm high, on a base. (2)
Provenance
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 25th March 1986, lot 131 part.
Romy Rey Collection, London.
Chalchiuhtlicue was the Aztec deity of water, river, seas, streams, storms and baptism. Her name is translated as 'she of the jade skirt,' and was the wife of the raid god, Tlaloc.