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This minutely detailed head of a serpent was one of many that adorned the wall that separated the sacred precinct from the rest of the city in the ancient Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan.
Late Post-Classic (1325-1521 A.D.)
90 x 92 cm.
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico.
Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara