Aztec Camera

COLOR OF THE SUN
BALUARTE DE SANTIAGO, VERACRUZ, CONACULTA-INAH

COLOR OF THE SUN: Shield pendant, gold with silver and copper. Circa 1500. The Aztec army was highly organized and well trained. However, their main objective on the battlefield was not to force their opponents to retreat, but to capture as many of them alive as possible.

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