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. Relief carved interior. Mexico. Aztec. Late Post Classic, AD 1300 1521.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A25_481
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
36,3Mo (1,3Mo) / 29,3cm x 31,1cm / 3460 x 3668 (300dpi)