Sujet
Collapsed carving of a Tzompantli, or skull rack
Légende
Collapsed carving of a Tzompantli, or skull rack, Such racks were near every Aztec temple and were used to store the heads of slain enemy warriors. The skull rack in Tenochtitlan, which so horrified the Spanish invaders, contained more than 10,000 heads. Mexico. Aztec.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A26_086
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
24,8Mo (1,8Mo) / 29,9cm x 20,8cm / 3536 x 2452 (300dpi)