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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Stamp
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
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Stamp

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureAztec
Dateca. A.D. 1200-1550
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionslength: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
width: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection
Object number85.1.433
Geography
General regionMexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionMold-made stamp of a monkey with arms bent up at the elbow. Legs are bent at the knees.Label TextStamps such as this were made from molds which made it easy to create many copies. This and other stamps may have been used with dyes or paints to create patterns on cloth or the human body. This stamp depicts a monkey which is a reflection of the natural world in which the Mexica (Aztec) resided. (Bernadette Cap, 2022)Provenancewith Robert K. Winn (d. 1979), San Antonio, TX, by 1973; by inheritance to the Steves Foundation (Mrs. Marshall Steves)/San Antonio Folk Art Museum, 1979; by donation to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1985; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
Not on view
Collections
Gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Figure with Arms Extended
Unknown
Culture: Veracruz
ca. A.D. 300-500
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Stamp
Unknown
Culture: Aztec
ca. A.D. 1200-1550
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Lee Moore.
Bowl with Human Figure Inside
Unknown
Culture: Maya
ca. A.D. 750-900
San Antonio Museum of Art, the Robert K. Winn Collection.
Stamp
Unknown
Culture: Aztec
ca. A.D. 1200-1550
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Fund.
Statuette of Aphrodite
Culture: Roman
1st-3rd century A.D.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Anonymous gift.
Pestle with Anthropomorphic Motif
Culture: Taíno
ca. A.D. 1000-1400
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere.
Bread Stamp
Culture: Spanish
early 19th century
Image Not Available for Kneeling Female Figure
Kneeling Female Figure
Unknown
Culture: Nayarit
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere.
Bread Stamp
Culture: Spanish
1807
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere.
Bread Stamp
Culture: Spanish
early 19th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Stamp seal
Culture: Halaf or Ubaid culture
ca. 6500-3800 B.C.
Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Textile Stamps
19th century

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