Detail of a mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl, although it could be a representation of Tonatiuh, the sun god
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Detail of a mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl, although it could be a representation of Tonatiuh, the sun god

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Detail of a mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl, although it could be a representation of Tonatiuh, the sun god,On the death of a king masks were placed over god effigies, and placed on the dead dressed for burial. Mexico. Mixtec / Aztec. early 16th c

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Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A26_095

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29,9Mo (1,4Mo) / 30,0cm x 25,0cm / 3542 x 2954 (300dpi)

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