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Plate with Ehecatl Decoration

Plate with Ehecatl Decoration

Date: mid-15th century
Medium: slipped earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (1.9 x 23.8 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase through the Levi W. Mengel Memorial Fund
Object number: 1948.60.1
Elite members of Aztec society dined on fine ceramic plates and vessels often decorated with images of deities. This plate bears the depiction of Ehecatl, God of Winds.
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