| Object Name: | Headquarters of the Eagle Warriors, from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan |
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| Creation Date: | 1325-1521 A. D. | |
| Culture: | Aztec, Post-Classic | |
| Site: | Tenochtitlan | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The eagle plays an especially prominent role in the religion of Postclassic Central Mexico. In both Central Mexican and Mixtec writing , it appers as 15th day name, corresponding to the Maya day Men. Rendered with a large feather chest, it is probably the harpy rather than the golden eagle. In both writing and art, it is frequently fringed with flint blades. | ||
