COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
true
Accession number:
90-137
accession_no
90-137
Accession number
false
Record number:
90-137-2
record_number
90-137-2
Record number
false
JCB call number:
J814 H919r
jcb_call_no
J814 H919r
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Statue of an Azteck Priestess.
image_title
Statue of an Azteck Priestess.
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
image_publisher
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1814
image_date
1814
Image date
false
Image function:
plates 1 & 2; vol. 1, following p. 42
image_function
plates 1 & 2; vol. 1, following p. 42
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
8.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
8.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
15.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
15.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
21.6 cm.
page_dimensions_height
21.6 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
13 cm.
page_dimensions_width
13 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Front and back view of a statue of an Aztec priestess with an elaborate headdress.
description
Front and back view of a statue of an Aztec priestess with an elaborate headdress.
Description
false
Source creator:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
source_creator
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[Vues des Cordillères et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique. English] Researches, concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America ... Vol. I
source_title
[Vues des Cordillères et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique. English] Researches, concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America ... Vol. I
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, J. Murray & H. Colburn
source_publisher
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, J. Murray & H. Colburn
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1814
source_date
1814
Source date
false
notes:
This may be either a representation of the Aztec corn goddess Xilonen, or a priestess impersonating her. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
This may be either a representation of the Aztec corn goddess Xilonen, or a priestess impersonating her. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
statues
visual_categories
statues
Visual categories
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1990.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1990.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities
subject_heads
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Aztecs--Religion
subject_heads
Aztecs--Religion
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Aztec gods--Mexico
subject_heads
Aztec gods--Mexico
Subject headings
false