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Head of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Head of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in th...

Detail of the Stone of Tizoc which depicts the rulers conquests

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Detail of the Stone of Tizoc which depicts the rul...

Page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer, a ritual codex used as a birth chart

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Page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer, a ritual code...

Detail from a panel of the Codex Laud, a divinatory almanac, part of which depicts the four stages of a womans life as shown by the witch goddess

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Detail from a panel of the Codex Laud, a divinator...

Fragments of sculptured rock which once formed part of Montezuma's summer palace

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Fragments of sculptured rock which once formed par...

Household pottery

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Household pottery

A detail of the gold and featherwork headdress given by Montezuma to Cortes as a gift for his sovereign

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A detail of the gold and featherwork headdress giv...

Mask of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror

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Mask of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror

Obsidian mirror which once belonged to Dr John Dee ( 1527 1608 )

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Obsidian mirror which once belonged to Dr John Dee...

Small pottery whistles used by Aztec dancers at festivals to mark time

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Small pottery whistles used by Aztec dancers at fe...

Tonatiuh, the sun god, with a symbol representing an earthquake on his back

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Tonatiuh, the sun god, with a symbol representing ...

Pendant representing the sun

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Pendant representing the sun

View of the excavations in 1983 in Mexico City

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View of the excavations in 1983 in Mexico City

Featherwork shield, almost certainly the ceremonial shield of Ahuitzotl who preceded Montezuma as Great Speaker

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Featherwork shield, almost certainly the ceremonia...

The youthful figure of lady precious Green, Chalchihuitlicue, who was a fertility goddess and consort to Tlaloc, the rain god

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The youthful figure of lady precious Green, Chalch...

The Codex Fejervary Mayer shown partially unfolded

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The Codex Fejervary Mayer shown partially unfolded

Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa Cecilia Acatitlan

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Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa ...

Courtyard cross at the church of La Virgen de la Candelaria, Cuidad Hidalgo

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Courtyard cross at the church of La Virgen de la C...

Hand coiled domestic pottery

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Hand coiled domestic pottery

Figurine of a man singing and dancing at a festival

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Figurine of a man singing and dancing at a festiva...

Head of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Head of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in th...

Mask of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror

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Mask of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror

Aztec flageolets, or small flutes

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Aztec flageolets, or small flutes

Conch shell, cut in cross section, a symbol of Quetzalcoatl as Ehecatl, Lord of the Winds

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Conch shell, cut in cross section, a symbol of Que...

Pipe with the eagle head symbol of the sun god

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Pipe with the eagle head symbol of the sun god

Mask representing Quetzalcoatl

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Mask representing Quetzalcoatl

Among the most important pieces of the Aztec warriors equipment was his Atlatl or spear thrower

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Among the most important pieces of the Aztec warri...

Panel of the Codex Fejervary Mayer

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Panel of the Codex Fejervary Mayer

Detail of a page from the Codex Becker depicting two war chiefs

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Detail of a page from the Codex Becker depicting t...

View of sculpted snake forming part of a 'snake wall', El Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)

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View of sculpted snake forming part of a 'snake wa...

Church cross at San Felipe de los Alzati, south of Cuidad Hidalgo

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Church cross at San Felipe de los Alzati, south of...

The Pyramid of the Sun

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The Pyramid of the Sun

Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed ...

Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin o...

Page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

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Page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa Cecilia Acatitlan

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Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa ...

A teponaztli or two toned drum with a horned owl carved on the side

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A teponaztli or two toned drum with a horned owl c...

Disc used as a chalice cover, the only featherwork example from the early colonial period

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Disc used as a chalice cover, the only featherwork...

Seated figure, probably of Tonatiuh, the sun god

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Seated figure, probably of Tonatiuh, the sun god

Mictlantecihuatl, consort of Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Underworld

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Mictlantecihuatl, consort of Mictlantecuhtli, Lord...

Xolotl, sinister twin of Quetzalcoatl, was the planet Venus as Evening Star

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Xolotl, sinister twin of Quetzalcoatl, was the pla...

Necklace

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Necklace

Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

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Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa

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Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarasc...

Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed ...

Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin o...

Jewellery

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Jewellery

Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa Cecilia Acatitlan

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Small, Aztec period temple pyramid known as Santa ...

A teponaztli or two toned drum with a horned owl carved on the side

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A teponaztli or two toned drum with a horned owl c...

The more sophisticated Aztec pottery was reserved for noblemen and priests

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The more sophisticated Aztec pottery was reserved ...

The rattlesnake was held in almost affectionate veneration, because of its links with the earth and underworld

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The rattlesnake was held in almost affectionate ve...

Xolotl, the sinister twin of Quetzalcoatl, was the planet Venus as Evening Star and was always represented as a horrifyingly distorted creature

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Xolotl, the sinister twin of Quetzalcoatl, was the...

Tonatiuh, the sun god, with a symbol representing an earthquake on his back

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Tonatiuh, the sun god, with a symbol representing ...

Incense burner

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Incense burner

Stone head of a sacrificed man

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Stone head of a sacrificed man

Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

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Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

Detail from a panel of the Codex Laud, a divinatory almanac, part of which depicts the four stages of a womans life as shown by the witch goddess

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Detail from a panel of the Codex Laud, a divinator...

Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa

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Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarasc...

Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Open mouthed stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed ...

The Two Lord, Ometecuhtli who was both male and female and the supreme creative deity in the Aztec Pantheon

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The Two Lord, Ometecuhtli who was both male and fe...

The Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramids of the Moon, Teotihuacan

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The Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramids of the Moo...

Teotihuacan, pyramid of the moon

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Teotihuacan, pyramid of the moon

Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent, at Tenayuca

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Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent, at Tenayuca

Pottery dish, almost certainly used ceremonially

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Pottery dish, almost certainly used ceremonially

As Lord of the Winds, Quetzalcoatl became a god associated with vegetation and fertility

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As Lord of the Winds, Quetzalcoatl became a god as...

Head of Xochiquetzal Flower Feather, the goddess of flowers, fertility, games, dancing, agriculture prostitutes and pregnant women

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Head of Xochiquetzal Flower Feather, the goddess o...

Head of an Eagle Warrior, (Eagle Knight)

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Head of an Eagle Warrior, (Eagle Knight)

Plaque representing the Ochpaniztli festival

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Plaque representing the Ochpaniztli festival

Powder horn carved with Aztec motifs and gods as well as a Spanish ship complete with a look out perched on the cental mast

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Powder horn carved with Aztec motifs and gods as w...

Powder horn carved with Aztec motifs and gods as well as a Spanish ship

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Powder horn carved with Aztec motifs and gods as w...

Model temple from northern Mexico

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Model temple from northern Mexico

Pottery

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Pottery

Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

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Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer

Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa

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Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarasc...

Courtyard with church cross at San Felipe de los Alzati, south of Cuidad Hidalgo

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Courtyard with church cross at San Felipe de los A...

Stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed...

Seated figure of Xiuhtecuhtli, Lord of Fire, who represented the great creator Ometecuhtli and was present in the hearth of every home

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Seated figure of Xiuhtecuhtli, Lord of Fire, who r...

Incense burner

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Incense burner

Small pottery idol which would have been kept in an Aztec home

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Small pottery idol which would have been kept in a...

Page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer, a ritual codex used as a birth chart

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Page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer, a ritual code...

Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer, a ritual codex used as a birth chart

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Detail of a page from the Codex Fejervary Mayer, a...

The Pyramid of the Sun

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The Pyramid of the Sun

Teotihuacan, pyramid of the moon

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Teotihuacan, pyramid of the moon

Pottery dishes

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Pottery dishes

Close up of polychrome Chac Mool figure (reclining human figure with a sacrificial tray on his lap)

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Close up of polychrome Chac Mool figure (reclining...

Head of a figure of Tonatiuh, the sun god

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Head of a figure of Tonatiuh, the sun god

The handle of a sacrificial knife in the form of a kneeling deity

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The handle of a sacrificial knife in the form of a...

Turquoise and shell encrusted mask of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent

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Turquoise and shell encrusted mask of Quetzalcoatl...

Conch shell, cut in cross section, a symbol of Quetzalcoatl as Ehecatl, Lord of the Winds

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Conch shell, cut in cross section, a symbol of Que...

Model temple from northern Mexico

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Model temple from northern Mexico

Painted bowl standing on feet in the form of eagles heads which may indicate that the bowl was part of a warriors household

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Painted bowl standing on feet in the form of eagle...

Among the most important pieces of the Aztec warriors equipment was his Atlatl or spear thrower

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Among the most important pieces of the Aztec warri...

Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa

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Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarasc...

Church cross at Convent of San Francisco, Tepeapulco, built in the C16th on the site of an Aztec temple pyramid to the god Huitzilopochtli

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Church cross at Convent of San Francisco, Tepeapul...

Facade of church at Zinapecuaro, dating from c

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Facade of church at Zinapecuaro, dating from c

Models of gods from household shrines

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Models of gods from household shrines

Stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed in the skin of a sacrificial victim

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Stone mask of Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, dressed...

The Two Lord, Ometecuhtli who was both male and female and the supreme creative deity in the Aztec Pantheon

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The Two Lord, Ometecuhtli who was both male and fe...

Incense burner

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Incense burner

Quetzalcoatl rising from the jaws of the Feathered Serpent, just as the Morning star rises from the earth to herald the sunrise

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Quetzalcoatl rising from the jaws of the Feathered...

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