Aztec Camera

BIRDMAN
MUSEO DEL TEMPLO MAYOR, MEXICO CITY, CONACULTA-INA

BIRDMAN: Eagle Warrior. Clay pottery. A.D.1480. The eagle knights, the military aztec elite, was a privileged lineage of brave soldiers named by the nobles. Their attire symbolized the power and ferocity of the Huitzilopochtli rite.

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