Topiltzin or high priest of the ancient Aztec or Mexica people, Mexico. In feather headdress, long fringed simar robe, sun pendant on his chest, sandals. Holding a ceremonial knife used in ritual sacrifice. Topilzin de l'ancien Mexique. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.
Topiltzin or high priest of the ancient Aztec or Mexica people, Mexico. In feather headdress, long fringed simar robe, sun pendant on his chest, sandals. Holding a ceremonial knife used in ritual sacrifice. Topilzin de l'ancien Mexique. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.