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Base
The base has the image of the "Lord
of the Earth" (Tlaltecuhtli) on the bottom. The ancient Mexicans placed
representations of this god in direct contact with the earth; thus during
the early years of the colonial period, the natives surreptitiously selected
these pieces to make colonial columns that they were ordered to make, so
that the god remained on the lower part of the column in the original position
that was used in ancient times, and thus they continued to render homage
to the prohibited cult.
Last Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História,
México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc,
México, D.F. 06060
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1997
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