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
UMG12A25_482
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
25,3Mo (1,6Mo) / 21,4cm x 29,7cm / 2525 x 3509 (300dpi)