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Mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca: The skull of the Smoking Mirror. Aztec/Mixtec, 1400-1521. This mask is believed to represent the god Tezcatlipoca, one of the Aztec creator gods. His name can be translated as 'Smoking Mirror'. From Mexico. Human skull, turqouise and lignite mosaic, eyes made of iron pyrites set into rings of conch shell, moveable jaws hinged on deer skin leather bands, 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Inv. Am,St.401.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART592062
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3600px × 2812px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
16th century CE
Aztec (1350-1521 CE)
Face
Head
Human
Mixtec (1200-1521 CE)
Mosaic
Precious Stone
Shell
Skull
Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror
Turquoise