Английская Википедия:Disk of Mictlāntēcutli
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The Disk of Mictlāntēcutli (Шаблон:IPA-nah), otherwise known as the Disk of Death, is a pre-Hispanic sculpture depicting Mictlāntēcutli, the Aztec god of death and ruler of Mictlān, the underworld of Aztec mythology.[1] Archaeologists found the artwork in Teotihuacan's Pyramid of the Sun in 1963. The basaltic rock disk is partly destroyed. The sculpture features a skull with the tongue out and is surrounded by a pleated paper headdress.
For the Aztecs, Teotihuacan was the place where the Fifth Sun was born. They conducted pilgrimages from Tenochtitlan to honor the city and leave gifts, which included the disk. The meaning of the sculpture is uncertain, although archaeologists do not rule out the possibility that it alludes to sun death or human sacrifice.[2]
The piece is on display at Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology in the Teotihuacan exhibition.[2]
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