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Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown
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Title:
Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. It is carved in wood and covered with turquoise mosaic. This was probably worn on ceremonial occasions as a pectoral (an ornament worn on the chest). The serpent is associated with many gods including Coatlicue (She of the Serpent Skirt), the mother of the Aztec god Huitzilopochtli. From the British Museum.
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Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images
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Image size:
4853 x 3619 px | 50.2 MB
Print size:
41.1 x 30.6 cm | 16.2 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
15 15TH XV XVTH FIFTEENTH CENTURY • 15TH CENTURY • 15TH CENTURY; • 15TH • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • ANIMAL • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • AZTEC • BODY ORNAMENT • BODY • BODY, THE • BRITISH MUSEUM • CARNASSIAL • CENTURY • COG • COLOR • COLOUR • COUNTRY • DENTITION • DENTURE • ETHNOGRAPHY • FANG • FIFTEENTH CENTURY • FLUSH • JAW • JEWELLERY • JEWELRY • LOCATION • MEXICAN • MEXICO • MIXTEC • MOSAIC • MUSEUM • PRONG • SCISSOR TOOTH • SECTORIAL • SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE • SEMIPRECIOUS STONE • SERPENT • SET OF TEETH • SIGLO XV • SIXTEENTH CENTURY • TEETH • TOOTH • TURQUOISE • XV CENTURY • XVI CENTURY
