The Aztec Empire
18 March - 18 September 2005
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fig.: Xiuhtecuhtli, Aztec, ca. 1500. Stone, shell, and obsidian. 112 x 38 x 31 cm. Museo Nacional de Antropología, INAH, Ciudad de México 10-9785. Photo Michel Zabé, assistant Enrique Macías.

Xiuhtecuhtli is also called the "old god". He is the god of light and fire and the creator of all life. He is often presented with a red or yellow face, and with a censer (pot with smoke) on his head. next>>>