Aztec priest performing human sacrifice

Aztec priest performing the sacrificial offering of a living human's heart to the war god Huitzilopochtli. From the Codex Megliabecchi.

Image ID: 000961

Author: Library of Congress

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Image size: 8.4 Mpixels (24.1 MB uncompressed) - 3383x2492 pixels (11.3x8.3 in / 28.6x21.1 cm at 300 ppi)

Image keywords: Americas, Aztec Empire, Aztecs, Eon4048, EonBargain, Huitzilopochtli, Illustrations, Medieval, Peoples-Cultures, Rituals-Customs, altars, hearts, human sacrifice, priests, religion, rituals, sacrifice

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