Monolith of Tlaloc

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Aztec sculpture monolithic sculpture public artwork stone monument

The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive pre-Hispanic stone sculpture representing the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, renowned as one of the largest monolithic statues in the world.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monolith of Tlaloc canonical	1
Monolito de Tláloc	1
Tlaloc monolith	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aztec sculpture ⓘ monolithic sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ stone monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Monolith of Tlaloc ⓘ surface form: Monolito de Tláloc
artForm	monumental sculpture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Tlaloc ⓘ
associatedWith	agriculture ⓘ fertility ⓘ rain ⓘ
conservationStatus	preserved monument ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
creator	unknown Aztec sculptors ⓘ
culture	Aztec Empire ⓘ surface form: Aztec civilization
depicts	Tlaloc ⓘ
displayContext	outdoor display ⓘ
era	pre-Hispanic ⓘ
function	representation of rain and fertility ⓘ ritual monument ⓘ
geographicContext	Valley of Mexico ⓘ
hasReliefCarvings	yes ⓘ
height	approximately 7 meters ⓘ
heritage	Mexican cultural heritage ⓘ
iconography	fangs ⓘ goggle eyes ⓘ water and rain motifs ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Mexico City ⓘ National Museum of Anthropology ⓘ surface form: Museo Nacional de Antropología
material	basalt ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest monolithic statues in the world ⓘ massive pre-Hispanic stone carving ⓘ
originalLocation	San Miguel Coatlinchán ⓘ Texcoco ⓘ surface form: Texcoco Valley
partOf	collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
region	Central Mexico ⓘ
religion	Aztec mythology ⓘ surface form: Aztec religion
style	Aztec monumental art ⓘ Mesoamerican sculpture ⓘ
subject	pre-Columbian deity ⓘ
subjectHeading	fertility deity ⓘ rain god ⓘ
timePeriod	Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
transportedToCurrentLocation	1964 ⓘ
weight	approximately 168 tons ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Monolith of Tlaloc
Description of subject: The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive pre-Hispanic stone sculpture representing the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, renowned as one of the largest monolithic statues in the world.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Museum of Anthropology → notableWork → Monolith of Tlaloc ⓘ

Monolith of Tlaloc → alsoKnownAs → Monolith of Tlaloc ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monolito de Tláloc

San Miguel Coatlinchán → formerHomeOf → Monolith of Tlaloc ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tlaloc monolith