Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxāuhqui, which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City, leading to the discovery of the then-forgotten site of…
Xiuhtecuhtli.
Sculpture of God Xolotl
Xolotl, god of duplicity, of that which is deformed or monstrous, also incarnated Venus as the evening star which illuminated Mictlan,…
Xolotl, god of duplicity, of that which is deformed or monstrous, also incarnated Venus as the evening star which illuminated Mictlan,…
Eagle Cuauhxicalli
Sculpture of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) with a circular cavity on the top part, characteristic which identifies it as a container…
Sculpture of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) with a circular cavity on the top part, characteristic which identifies it as a container…
When digging to cement the building for the Cultural Corner of Spain in Mexico, three stone sculptures were found along with an offering of seven monumental…
Architectonic element that originally decorated the top part of a temple. It is shaped as a cactus, perhaps a barrel cactus from the Ferocactus covillei…
Turquoise Disk
Mosaic integrated by approximately 15,000 small turquoise incrustations. There are seven characters dressed as warriors on the outer strip,…
Mosaic integrated by approximately 15,000 small turquoise incrustations. There are seven characters dressed as warriors on the outer strip,…
Turquoise Disk
Mosaic integrated by approximately 15,000 small turquoise incrustations. There are seven characters dressed as warriors on the outer strip,…
Mosaic integrated by approximately 15,000 small turquoise incrustations. There are seven characters dressed as warriors on the outer strip,…
Offering 1
Offering recovered from the works of repaving the Cathedral of Mexico, between 1991 and 1996. A jar, a censer with a claw shaped handle and four…
Offering recovered from the works of repaving the Cathedral of Mexico, between 1991 and 1996. A jar, a censer with a claw shaped handle and four…
Serpent head
Stylized sculpture of a serpent head with open jaws, located in colonial layers during the excavations of the Templo Mayor Project. It still has…
Stylized sculpture of a serpent head with open jaws, located in colonial layers during the excavations of the Templo Mayor Project. It still has…
Serpent head
Stylized sculpture of a serpent head with open jaws, located in colonial layers during the excavations of the Templo Mayor Project. It still has…
Stylized sculpture of a serpent head with open jaws, located in colonial layers during the excavations of the Templo Mayor Project. It still has…
Mictlantecuhtli vase
Vase made from green stone with the image of the god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, on the front. He is represented half lipless and dressed…
Vase made from green stone with the image of the god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, on the front. He is represented half lipless and dressed…
The Bat God and the God Xipe Tótec
Ceramic sculptures recovered in 1990, thanks to an archaeological rescue operation carried out by staff of the Templo Mayor…
Ceramic sculptures recovered in 1990, thanks to an archaeological rescue operation carried out by staff of the Templo Mayor…
Mixtec Style Objects
The Mixteca area conquered by the Aztecs towards 1458 AD, occupied part of the current States of Puebla and Oaxaca; these anthropomorphic…
The Mixteca area conquered by the Aztecs towards 1458 AD, occupied part of the current States of Puebla and Oaxaca; these anthropomorphic…
Trading objects found in Templo Mayor.
Local Types of the Mezcala Style
The variety of objects within the Mezcala style is very wide. Nevertheless, there are three types which are especially…
The variety of objects within the Mezcala style is very wide. Nevertheless, there are three types which are especially…
Flint
Many of the objects deposited in the offerings of the Templo Mayor were elaborated with flint stone. This silica rock was symbolically related with fire,…
Many of the objects deposited in the offerings of the Templo Mayor were elaborated with flint stone. This silica rock was symbolically related with fire,…
POT WITH AN IMAGE
This amazing piece was found during the fourth and fifth season excavations of the Templo Mayor Project, that took place between 1991 and…
This amazing piece was found during the fourth and fifth season excavations of the Templo Mayor Project, that took place between 1991 and…
Eagle Warrior
Natural sized ceramic sculpture representing an Eagle Warrior; it maintains remains of the stucco that covered it, simulating feathers of the…
Natural sized ceramic sculpture representing an Eagle Warrior; it maintains remains of the stucco that covered it, simulating feathers of the…
