Title
Carving depicting an eagle, with the date of the foundation of Tenochtitlan 1325 AD
Caption
Carving depicting an eagle, with the date of the foundation of Tenochtitlan 1325 AD, According to the legend surrounding the founding of Tenochtitlan the Aztecs would know the right place to build because they would see an eagle bearing a serpent in his claw perched on a great cactus. Mexico. Aztec.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A26_067
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,7Mb (1,9Mb) / 9,1in x 11,8in / 2732 x 3546 (300dpi)