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Collections

Xipe Totec Standard Bearer1325–1521

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Unglazed ceramic standing figure with broad face, raised fist, and rough gray-tan and salmon-pink surface, on a flat rectangular base
Stone sculpture of a standing human figure on a flat base, arms raised to the chest with carved relief patterns across the torso, weathered porous surface with traces of reddish pigment.

Unknown, Xipe Totec Standard Bearer, 1325–1521 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Xipe Totec Standard Bearer
Culture
Mexica (Aztec)
Place Made
Mexico, Valley of Mexico
Date Made
1325–1521
Medium
Basalt with pigment
Dimensions
33 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 8 in. (85.09 × 32.39 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1998.209.43
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.