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Priest of Quetzalcoatl, in a tongue-piercing self-sacrifice ritual. His body is painted and tattoed. He wears a sectioned conch shell often associated with the Wind God and his blood offering appears to be received in the mouth by a supernatural snake-like creature. Stele from Huilozintla. Huastec, Post-Classic. Sandstone, 140 x 52 cm.
Location
Museo Nacional de Antropologia e Historia/Mexico City, D.F./
Unique Identifier
ART311055
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
1976px × 3543px
Photo Credit
Scala / Art Resource, NY
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Blood
Huastec (1200-1521)
Offering
Priest
Quetzalcoatl
Relief
Ritual
Sacrifice
Stele
Tattoo
Tongue