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Feathered serpent ornament

Gold, Mexica (Aztec)

Rights: Public Domain

The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Purchase Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift 1967

Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists (Artist)

Metal-Ornaments

Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexica (Aztec)

Title: Feathered serpent ornament

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Gold, Mexica (Aztec).

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