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Tovar Codex: Tezcatlipoca in his temple, Mesoamerica

Tovar Codex: Tezcatlipoca in his temple

3a Tezxatlipuca ydolo de la penitencia y su templo (museum title)

Mesoamerica (Mexican) (5th-16th century)

Movement
Mesoamerican art
Date
c. 1585
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
21 × 15.2 cm
Collection
John Carter Brown Library, Providence
Rights
Public domain

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MexicoAmériqueManuscriptIllustrationHistoryGodDeityReligionTempleStaircaseThroneShieldArrowSpearSkullBoneCoatFlameGrayPinkTextBuildingFurnitureWeaponClothingAztecMesoamericaCodexTezcatlipoca
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