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Mixtec Style Objects

The Mixteca area conquered by the Aztecs towards 1458 AD, occupied part of the current States of Puebla and Oaxaca; these anthropomorphic sculptures belong to a style which is very typical of this region.

The raw material was perhaps obtained in deposit sites found in the region known as the Lower Mixteca, with the purpose of being sent as a tribute to Tenochtitlan, manufactured or not.

In many cases, the sculptures personify deities, especially Tlaloc, the god of rain. Nevertheless, among the objects of the same material found in the offerings of the Templo Mayor, there are also musical instruments, vases and animal figures.