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Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown

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.

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Título: Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown

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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.

Personas: AZTEC

Crédito: Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images

Autorizaciones: ? Cesión de modelo: No - ? Cesión de propiedad: No
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Tamaño imagen: 6056 × 2891 px | 50.1 MB

Tamaño impresión: 51.3 × 24.5 cm | 2384.3 × 1138.2 in (300 dpi)

Palabras clave: ARTEFACTO • ASPA • AZTEC • BRITISH MUSEUM • CALCEDONIA • CHICO • COLOR • COLORIDO • CONCEPTO • CUCHILLO • CUCHILLOS • EMPUÑADURA • FIGURA • GENTE • GUERRA • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • MASCULINO • MEXICANO • MEXICO • MOSAICO • MUSEO BRITANICO • MUSEO • OBJETO • PAÍS • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • S. -XV • S. XV • S. XVI • SIGLO XV • SIGLO XVI • SIGLO • ZAFIRINA (CALCEDONIA AZUL)