Sujet
Sacrificial knife, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Sacrificial knife, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. The handle is carved in wood and covered with mosaic of turquoise, shell and malachite. The blade is made of chalcedony. The figure is an eagle warrior, a member of a prestigious order of Aztec warriors. According to myth, the principal god Huitzilopochtli asked the Aztecs to found their city at the place where they saw an eagle perched upon a cactus. This became Tenochtitlan. From the British Museum.
Date
1400
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B76_349
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (1,4Mo) / 51,3cm x 24,5cm / 6056 x 2891 (300dpi)