El Tajin, Mexico. Relief Of Sacrifice Detail

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El Tajin Mexico. Carved relief from southern ballcourt. Shows ceremonial sacrifice victim has arms pinioned as obsidian knife is plunged into his chest. El Tajin was a political and religious centre of the Totonac civilization flourishing between 900 and 1150 AD.

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Size: 4051px × 5177px
Location: Mexico El Tajin
Photo credit: © Angelo Hornak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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