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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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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.
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6056 x 2891 px | 50.1 MB
Taille d'impression:
51.3 x 24.5 cm | 20.2 x 9.6 in (300 dpi)
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