Title

Aztec Turquoise and Lignite mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, 15th - 16th century.

Caption

Aztec mask believed to represent Tezcatlipoca, modelled on a skull with the back cut away and lined with leather, 15th to 16th century. The jaw is hinged. From the British Museum.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B76_351

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,8in x 16,6in / 3531 x 4965 (300dpi)

Keywords

blue black face mask head religious country religion body gum teeth shell skull Mexico color colour turquoise stripe deity God Mexican mosaic location aztec century mineral pyrite artefact artifact goddess semi-precious stone obsidian 16th century Mixtec sixteenth century 15th century CM Dixon ethnography fifteenth century Tezcatlipoca the body sculpture leather Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon fools gold iron pyrite CM Dixon leather sculpture