Disc of Mictlantecutli
Disc of Mictlantecutli
3D
Published 2018-02-14T11:55:17+00:00
Coming from the excavations carried out in 1917 in the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan. This sculpture of skull with knotted bands denote a mooring for death or for sacrifice. The disc of Mictlantecutli, god of death, surrounded by a strip of folded paper. Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods, was a place of worship and pilgrimage venerated by the Aztec monarchs.
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| Date de publication | 14/02/2018 |
| Complexité | Medium |
| Titre | Disc of Mictlantecutli |
| Date | 300-550 AD |
| Dimension | Width: around 150cm |
| Medium | Stone |
| Credit | National Museum of Anthropology |
| Record | http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/ |
| Localisation | National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico |
Came out nice. Made with AIO robotics black pla filament .