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Aztec Mosaic, Aztec Mask, Aztec Civilization, Ancient Aztecs, Black Mosaic, Nasal Cavity, Aztec Culture, Mayan Art, Turquoise And Black

The skull of the Smoking Mirror. A human skull forms the base for this mask of the god Tezcatlipoca or 'Smoking Mirror', one of the four creator gods in the Aztec pantheon. The Aztec believed that the defeat of Quetzalcoatl by Tezcatlipoca marked the beginning of the current era of creation. The decoration is worked in alternate bands of bright blue turquoise and black mosaic. The eyes are made of two orbs of polished pyrite framed by rings of white conch shell. The nasal cavity is lined…

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