The mask was carved out of Spanish cedar and is decorated with turquoise mosaic pieces, mother-of-pearl eyes rimmed with gold, and conch shell teeth, according to the British Museum.The inside is ...

The jewellery and mosaic styles are vulgar and showy - there is nothing to be said for the turquoise mosaic masks or the doubleheaded, wide-jawed snake that Moctezuma gave to the Spanish ...

A 500-year-old pyramid and scores of jewel-encrusted mask were just some of the highlights that went on display at the British Museum's Aztec exhibition tomorrow.

Under his rule, from 1502 to 1520, the Aztec empire reached its height. The Spanish landed in Moctezuma's empire in 1517. ... The exhibition also includes an exquisite turquoise mosaic mask, ...

Mosaic mask of turquoise and lignite covers a human skull and represents an Aztec god, Tezcatlipoca. Photograph by ERICH LESSING/ALBUM Cortés had a talent for observing and manipulating local ...

New chemical analysis of Aztec turquoise artifacts suggests the stone didn’t come from the Southwestern US as archaeologists have long thought, which raises questions about the scale of long ...

What is more, these turquoise deposits match well with copper deposits and crustal rocks of Mesoamerica, suggesting that Mesoamerica was the source of this Aztec and Mixtec turquoise. DOI 10.1126 ...

This serpent mosaic was created in Aztec Mexico. It may have been worn or carried during religious ceremonies. Snakes were sacred to the Aztecs as they were the symbol of the feathered serpent god ...

The mask was carved out of Spanish cedar and is decorated with turquoise mosaic pieces, mother-of-pearl eyes rimmed with gold, and conch shell teeth, according to the British Museum.