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Xipe Totec Statue, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, Museum der Kulturen Basel)

Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-08-18

The Wikimedia Commons file description page for a photograph of a near life-size stone statue of Xipe Totec, sculpted in volcanic tuff and dated 1450 to 1521, held by the Museum der Kulturen Basel under accession IVb 647. The photographer's own documentation, photographed 4 November 2021 by Wikimedia Commons contributor Arjuno3. The museum's own online collection database returned no result for an automated search of this accession.

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
A photographer's own documentation of an object held by a named museum with a stated accession number, independently corroborated by the Wikipedia article that separately uses the same photograph for the god's standard iconography.
Citation
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
URL
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone_Statue_of_Xipe_Totec_(DSC08014b).jpg
Source Type
reference-database
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Basel, Cities

This source names Basel directly: "1521, held by the Museum der Kulturen Basel under accession IVb 647."

Source Xipe Totec Statue, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, Museum der Kulturen Basel)
Xipe Totec, Deities

This source names Xipe Totec directly: "of a near life-size stone statue of Xipe Totec, sculpted in volcanic tuff and dated 1450 to 1521, held by the Museum der Kulturen Basel under accession IVb 647."

Source Xipe Totec Statue, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, Museum der Kulturen Basel)
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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