Picture No | 10057733 |
Date | circa 15th century |
Description | Ritual Fight, Aztecs |
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AZTECS OF MEXICO After a show fight with a priest, the defeated prisoner is flayed by the victor, to the greater glory of the gods
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Source | engraving by Bernard Picart in Religious Ceremonies of Mankind |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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