alb4007488
Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown
| Share |
|---|
 Pinterest |
 Twitter |
 Facebook |
 Copy link |
 Email |
|
Add to another lightbox |
|
Add to another lightbox |
Title:
Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Sacrificial knife, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. The handle is carved in wood and covered with mosaic of turquoise, shell and malachite. The blade is made of chalcedony. The figure is an eagle warrior, a member of a prestigious order of Aztec warriors. According to myth, the principal god Huitzilopochtli asked the Aztecs to found their city at the place where they saw an eagle perched upon a cactus. This became Tenochtitlan. From the British Museum.
Personalities:
Credit:
Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Rights questions?
Image size:
6056 x 2891 px | 50.1 MB
Print size:
51.3 x 24.5 cm | 20.2 x 9.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
15 15TH XV XVTH FIFTEENTH CENTURY • 15TH CENTURY • 15TH CENTURY; • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • AZTEC • BLADE • BRITISH MUSEUM • CENTURY • CHALCEDONY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • EAGLE WARRIOR • FIFTEENTH CENTURY • FIGURE • GUY • HANDLE • KNIFE • KNIVES • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEN • MEXICAN • MEXICO • MIXTEC • MOSAIC • MUSEUM • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PEOPLE • SACRIFICE • SACRIFICIAL • SIGLO XV • SIXTEENTH CENTURY • UMBRELLA • WAR • WARRIOR
