Veytia Codex
Artista: Mariano Fernández de Echeverría y Veytia
Siglo XVIII · México
Colección: Códice Veytia
This fragment from the Veytia Codex details an Aztec sacrifice ritual in honor of the goddess Coatlicue. The scene, depicted with handwritten cursive script, describes the extraction of a sacrificed woman's heart and its subsequent offering. The style is narrative and direct, characteristic of historical and ethnographic records from the colonial era.
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