The had no word for 'human sacrifice'. The (in Book 2 of the Florentine Codex) spoke instead of 'nextlaoaliztli' or 'debt-payment': human blood offered to deities for rain, flesh for crops, hearts for light, heat and energy from the Sun...
(Pic: Codex Laud)

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl.
it depicts justice in its purest form – the form of a victorious owl with a weapon in its beak.
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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl.
Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Aztec restoration A reimagined scene from the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting a caged priest being menaced by an owl. Digital // watercolour
5 editions
2
https://t.co/X8Ov66htYz

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Just minted Aztec Restoration
Reinterpretation of a scene from plate 25 of the Aztec Codex Laud, depicting an owl exacting revenge upon a caged priest in ceremonial garments.
5 editions
Digital // watercolour
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I think my Aztec restoration is one of the most elegant of mine! A scene from the 16th century Aztec Codex Laud - the Goddess Mayahuel upon a snake & turtle in a childbirth pose, with a maguey plant in full bloom behind her.
10 editions
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Aztec restoration A scene from the 16th century Aztec Codex Laud - the Goddess Mayahuel upon a snake & turtle in a childbirth pose. A maguey plant flowers behind her.
10 editions
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