| Note: | J14 |
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| Object Name: | Florentine Codex: Quetzalcoatl (left) and Huitzilopochtli (right) | |
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| Culture: | Aztec | |
| Location: | Mexico | |
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| The illustrations shown are only two images out of 1,846 drawings, which form the Florentine Codex. The Florentine Codex was known to the public until 1883. The content of the 12 books of the codex and the distribution of its drawings are divided into twelve categories, ie.: section 1. Gods, section 2. Ceremonies, etc. The content of the first image is part of the first section (book which contains information about Gods), and section 10 (book which talks about people, virtuesm occupations, sickness of body, etc.). Quetzalcoatl is shown in a curative ceremony (event) (The feathered or precious serpent god). An image of a sick person is asking Quetzalcoatl to cure him. Physical evidence of sickness appears on the face of the human being. The second image is a depiction of Huitzilopochtli dressed in his war attire. | ||
