| Object Name: | Tzompantli Altar, 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 | |
| Human hearts offered to the sun were known as cuauhnochtli, or "eagle cactus fruit." These hearts were frequently placed in a stone vessel known as the CUAUHXICALLI, the "eagle vessel." | ||
