SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
Templo Mayor

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© South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison

Templo Mayor, Mexico City. Aztec. Chacmools were figures carved in stone holding a bowl. The bowls were used to receive the hearts of sacrificial victims. This Chacmool (AD1390) stood before the temple to Tláloc.

 

 

 

 

 

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