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Source Description
This miniature grinding stone, decorated on the underside, was made during an era of extensive interregional contacts and artistic influences. The bar and four dots below the serpent represent the number nine, executed in the style of Xochicalco, in Morelos. The rattlesnake above resembles contemporary carvings from Veracruz, to the east. Possibly "9 Rattlesnake" was the name of an individual, or a date in the poorly understood Xochicalco calendar.
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134419
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Miniature Metate
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134419
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object
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Miniature Metate
description
This miniature grinding stone, decorated on the underside, was made during an era of extensive interregional contacts and artistic influences. The bar and four dots below the serpent represent the number nine, executed in the style of Xochicalco, in Morelos. The rattlesnake above resembles contemporary carvings from Veracruz, to the east. Possibly "9 Rattlesnake" was the name of an individual, or a date in the poorly understood Xochicalco calendar.
date
700–1000
citation
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CC0
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en
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Q80026986
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Stone
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import
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Overall: 17.5 x 13 x 3 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
cul
Central Mexico, Xochicalco?, Classic Period
accession
1956.86
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tombstone
Miniature Metate, 700–1000. Central Mexico, Xochicalco?, Classic Period. Stone; overall: 17.5 x 13 x 3 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1956.86
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, (March 1958).
page_number
91
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Gift of John Wise
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59b3e712984047f6903b421c47ce6a5b
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2026-06-18 21:16:28.136000
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134419
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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stone
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