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La estatuilla de Huitzilopochtli del Musée du quai Branly de París
The Huitzilopochtli statuette in the Musée du quai Branly, Paris
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López Luján, L. and Domenici, D. (2024) La estatuilla de Huitzilopochtli del Musée du quai Branly de París. [The Huitzilopochtli statuette in the Musée du quai Branly, Paris] Arqueología Mexicana, No. 188, September–October, pp. 26–39.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Spanish | RWHL*
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gems, jade, jadeite, fei cui, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mayans, Olmecs, Aztecs, archaeology
Unique of its kind, this tiny three-dimensional image of the Mexica god forms part of a sculptural corpus that is as interesting as it is small. Its study provides valuable information about imperial cult practices and about the transfer of artistic objects from the pre-Hispanic civilizations of the Americas to the European colonial powers.