Double-headed serpent
The Double-headed serpent is an Aztec sculpture kept at the British Museum. It is a snake with two heads composed of mostly turquoise pieces applied to a wood base, it is one of nine mosaics of similar material in the British Museum; there are thought to be about 25 such pieces from that period in the whole of Europe. It came from Aztec Mexico and might have been worn or displayed in religious ceremonies. It is possible that this sculpture may be one of the gifts given by the Aztec emperor, Moctezuma II, to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés when he invaded in 1519. The mosaic is made of pieces of turquoise, spiny oyster shell and conch shell.
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Double-headed serpent
The Double-headed serpent is an Aztec sculpture kept at the British Museum. It is a snake with two heads composed of mostly turquoise pieces applied to a wood base, it is one of nine mosaics of similar material in the British Museum; there are thought to be about 25 such pieces from that period in the whole of Europe. It came from Aztec Mexico and might have been worn or displayed in religious ceremonies. It is possible that this sculpture may be one of the gifts given by the Aztec emperor, Moctezuma II, to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés when he invaded in 1519. The mosaic is made of pieces of turquoise, spiny oyster shell and conch shell.
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Il Serpente a due teste è una ...... a e altri gusci di conchiglia.
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La serpiente bicéfala o de dos ...... roja (Spondylus) y caracolas.
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Le serpent à deux têtes est un ...... euse et de coquille de conque.
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The Double-headed serpent is a ...... oyster shell and conch shell.
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Room 27, British Museum, London
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Wood, turquoise, pine resin, shell, and others
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Double-headed serpent
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Made in Mexico
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Il Serpente a due teste è una ...... a e altri gusci di conchiglia.
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La serpiente bicéfala o de dos ...... ncha de ostra roja (Spondylus)
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Le serpent à deux têtes est un ...... euse et de coquille de conque.
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The Double-headed serpent is a ...... oyster shell and conch shell.
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Double-headed serpent
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Serpent à deux têtes
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Serpente a due teste
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Serpiente bicéfala
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아즈텍의 쌍두사
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