id:			151964
accession number:	1984.37
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.37
updated:		2019-04-18 11:59:23.414000

Figure of a Warrior, after 1325. Central Mexico, Tetzcoco?, Aztec, Post-Classic Period. Gold-silver-copper alloy (cast); overall: 11.2 x 6.1 cm (4 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1984.37

title:				Figure of a Warrior
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series:				
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creation date:			after 1325
creation date earliest:		1325
creation date latest:		
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	Central Mexico, Tetzcoco?, Aztec, Post-Classic Period
technique:	gold-silver-copper alloy (cast)
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 11.2 x 6.1 cm (4 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1984
	opening date:   1985-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1984</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

	title:		Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]
	opening date:   2002-07-16T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]</i>. Musée Fabre (July 16-September 29, 2002); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes (May 27-August 18, 2003); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN (October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004).

	title:		The Aztecs
	opening date:   2002-11-12T00:00:00
	<i>The Aztecs</i>. Royal Academy of Arts (organizer) (November 16, 2002-April 11, 2003).

	title:		The Aztec Empire
	opening date:   2004-10-14T00:00:00
	<i>The Aztec Empire</i>. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (organizer) (October 14, 2004-February 15, 2005).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Brussels, Belgium: Musess Royaux d' Art et d' Histoire; 1992. " Tresors du Nouveau Monde." repr. fig. 134. <br><br>Montpellier, France: Musee Fabre; July 16- September 29, 2002. Rennes, France: Musee des Beaux Arts; May 27- August 18, 2003.  Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts; October 26, 2003- January 11, 2004. FRAME exhibition- " Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art." <br><br>London, England: The Royal Academy of Arts; 2002. " The Aztecs." exh. cat. no. p. 253. <br><br>New York, NY: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; October 14, 2004- February 15, 2005. " The Aztec Empire." exh. cat. no. 156, pl. 122, p. 231.

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
The elite status of this warrior, who holds a dartthrower, darts, and a shield, is revealed by the gold from which he is made as well as his jewelry and sandals. Military accomplishment was prized by the Aztecs, whose imperial expansion was fueled by ambition as well as their belief that they were chosen to uphold cosmic order through war. The purpose of the chest cavity is unclear; the figurine may have been worn as a pendant.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Falchetti, Ana María. Lo humano y lo divino: metalurgia y cosmogonía en la América antigua. 2018.
	page number: 	106
	url:		

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