Sujet
Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim
Légende
Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim, In the festival of Tlacaxipeualiztli a sacrificial victim was skinned alive and a warrior danced dressed in the skin. The ceremony symbolised the bursting of the skin of the maize seed. Mexico. Aztec. Late Post Classic, AD 1300 1521.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A14_416
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28,2Mo (1,4Mo) / 25,2cm x 28,1cm / 2976 x 3316 (300dpi)