Temple Model, 1400–1521, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero (?), Balsas River region, Aztec, Ceramic, H. 5 3/4 in. ( cm), Ceramic

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Temple Model, 1400–1521, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero (?), Balsas River region, Aztec, Ceramic, H. 5 3/4 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Aztec emperors ruled over a vast portion of what is now Central Mexico and parts of Guatemala at the time Spaniards arrived in the capital of Tenochtitlan in 1519. From humble beginnings in the fourteenth century, the Mexica (as the core cultural group is properly known) formed alliances with established kingdoms and city-states, consolidating their tribute-based empire with considerable speed

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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