
Sujet
Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim
Légende
Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim, During the agricultural festival of Tlacaxipeualiztli a sacrificial victim was skinned alive. A warrior was dressed in the skin and performed a dance. The ceremony symbolised the bursting of the skin of the maize seed. Mexico. Aztec. c 1350 1521 AD.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A25_487
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
36,9Mo (2,1Mo) / 27,9cm x 33,2cm / 3292 x 3922 (300dpi)