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Fragment of a small tzompantli
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Warrior figure
Cylindrical vase
Two-spout bottle with bridge handle
Bowl
Bottle with stirrup handle
Ulama player figurine
Bottle
Anthropomorphic jar
Powerplant
Seated young dignitary
Stars
Whistling bottle with stirrup handle
Painted fabric
Fragment of a small tzompantli
Pair of anthropomorphic vases
Bottle with erotic scene
Bowls
Bottle
Drum
Portrait bottle with stirrup handle
Cylindrical vessel
Childbirth scene
Zoomorphic bottle with spout and bridge handle
A cup
Figure of deity

Fragment of a small tzompantli

Anonymous

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MIC - International Museum of Ceramics

MIC - International Museum of Ceramics

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The tzompantli is an architectural structure of the ceremonial centers of much of Mesoamerica. It is made up of the skulls of the sacrificed or of prisoners of war fixed on poles or walls. It appears from the Initial Postclassic period.
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Title: Fragment of a small tzompantli

Author: Anonymous

Date: 1428 – 1521

Technique: Terracotta

Displayed in: MIC - International Museum of Ceramics

In the Exhibition: Aztecs, Maya, Inca and the cultures of ancient America

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