| Object Name: | Codex of Azcatitlan |
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| Creation Date: | 1325-1521 A. D. | |
| Culture: | Aztec, Post-Classic | |
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| The Codex of Azcatitlan represents the first temple (The Great Temple of the Aztecs) and the foundation of Tenochtitlan. The Codex representation on the top of the Great Temple depicts a sacrificed man from which is being born, through the uterus of the temple, a prickly pear tree that symbolizes the "World Tree" and the primordial earth. | ||
