Figure Carrying Corn
- Artist Culture
- Aztec, c.1200–1521
- Period
- Late Postclassic period, c.1200–1521
- Date
- c.1410–1510
- Material
- Stone with pigment
- Classification
- Sculpture, stone & mineral
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 113
- Dimensions
- 30 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 9 in. (76.8 x 18.7 x 22.9 cm)
weight: 20 lb. 1 oz. (9.1 kg) - Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 304:1978
Provenance
- 1969
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA
1969 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc.[1]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated June 23, 1969 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "920 / Aztec stone figure carrying corn" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter dated September 29, 1978 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA
1969 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc.[1]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated June 23, 1969 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "920 / Aztec stone figure carrying corn" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter dated September 29, 1978 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.