Carved in greenstone, this seated figure is the only known 3-dimensional representation of Huitzilopochtli, the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion, and the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. From Mexico, 1325-1521 CE, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris [653×840]

Carved in greenstone, this seated figure is the only known 3-dimensional representation of Huitzilopochtli, the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion, and the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. From Mexico, 1325-1521 CE, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris [653×840]

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