Mould and Jug ( this mould indicates that much pottery was mass produced, The Jug used to serve pulque, an alcoholic drink from the fermented juice of the Agave, That means it was used in a ritual context, 14th Century 1521 Aztec ( The Aztecs, Mesoamerican culture, Central Mexico 1300 to 1521 (14th-16th Century), Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, city-state of the Mexica , Tenochca, Texcoco, Tlacopan, )

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Human sacrifice played a central role in the ideology of the Aztec Empire.

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