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"Codex vase" with glyphs concerning the young God of corn humiliating an older divinity.The dwarf (left) holds the headdress and insignia taken from the older god,who mutilates himself. Polychrome terracotta, H:16,3 cm Inv.70.1998.5.1 Musee du Quai Branly
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"Codex vase" with glyphs concerning the young God of corn humiliating an olde...

Terracotta statue of a woman of high rank. From the necropolis on the island of Jaina,Yucatan,Mexico.Such figures are probably portraits of the defunct;perhaps they were meant to preserve the spirit of the dead. H:20 cm Inv.M.H.87.101.21,depot du Musee de l'Homme.
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Terracotta statue of a woman of high rank. From the necropolis on the island...

Stone sculpture,male - a warrior or god,carrying a small,skeletal figure like that of a child. The figure is typical of huaxtec statuary from Central America. See also 30-04-02/10. Stone,H:163 cm Inv.D 94.20.600 Depot du Musee d'Aquitaine de Bordeau
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Stone sculpture,male - a warrior or god,carrying a small,skeletal figure li...

Stone sculpture,male - a warrior or god,carrying a small,skeletal figure like that of a child. The figure is typical of huaxtec statuary from Central America. See also 30-04-02/9. Stone,H:163 cm Inv.D 94.20.600 Depot du Musee d'Aquitaine de Bordeaux.
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Stone sculpture,male - a warrior or god,carrying a small,skeletal figure like t...

Horizontal drum "Teponaztli",Aztec,with two animal heads on either side.Such drums were played with drumsticks with rubber tops. Wood,L:62 cm Depot du Musee de l'Homme Inv.M.H. 52.71.1
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Horizontal drum "Teponaztli",Aztec,with two animal heads on either side.Suc...

Coiled serpent,Aztec sculpture.Feathered serpents are typical of Aztec cult and art. Stone, H:29,2 L:54 cm Depot du Musee de l'Homme Inv. M.H. 87.155.1
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Coiled serpent,Aztec sculpture.Feathered serpents are typical of Aztec cul...

Statue of the God Quetzalcoatl.His name signifies the "feathered serpent". The god's head emerges from the mouth of the serpent;his earrings with a hook show that he is the god of the winds.Stone,H: 44 cm Depot du Musee de l'Homme Inv.M.H. 78.1.59
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Statue of the God Quetzalcoatl.His name signifies the "feathered serpent"....

Maya female statue,stone.
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Maya female statue,stone.

Self-sacrifice of a high personage.Maya art.
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Self-sacrifice of a high personage.Maya art.

Aztec human sacrifice,Mexico, 16th
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Aztec human sacrifice,Mexico, 16th

Xochiquetzal,goddess of beauty,life,flowers and household.Late postclassical.
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Xochiquetzal,goddess of beauty,life,flowers and household.Late postclass...

Fragment of the Codex Tro-cortesiano II (Codex de Madrid).
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Fragment of the Codex Tro-cortesiano II (Codex de Madrid).