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The Arts HourKanye WestAztecs: Conquest and Glory

Treasures from Mexico’s major museums.

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Sculpture of Mictlantecuhtli, about 1480. Aztec. Fired clay and stucco.

From Museo del Templo Mayor

  • Vessel depicting Tláloc (god of rain), 1440–69. Aztec, fired clay, pigments.
  • Pot depicting Tezcatlipoca (god of destiny and war), 1250–1521, Cholula, fired clay, pigment
  • Xochipilli pectoral, 1250-1521, Mixtec. Gold.
  • Sculpture of Mictlantecuhtli, about 1480. Aztec. Fired clay and stucco.

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