The Aztec Empire
18 March - 18 September 2005
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fig.: Life-death figure (Apotheosis)
Huaxtec, ca. 900–1250. Stone
158 x 67 x 22,9 cm. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund 37.2897PA
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These sculptures carved in sandstone give an impression of the costumes of the Aztecas which include the tattooed skin perfectly. more culture>>>