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Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual
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Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual

Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, Mexico · 500–600 CE · Lime plaster with mineral pigment

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Credit lineMural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual. 500–600 CE. Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, Mexico. The Art Institute of Chicago, African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund. CC0.
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