Vessel Depicting a Sacrificial Ceremony for a Royal Accession

Vessel Depicting a Sacrificial Ceremony for a Royal Accession

750–800, probably 753 · Mexico

Ceramic and pigment

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund

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