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title: Xiuhtecuhtli
author: bathporeia
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1403/xiuhtecuhtli/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Xiuhtecuhtli
_Authored by bathporeia_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1403.jpg)
## Image Caption
A turquoise [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) mask representing Xiuhtecuhtli, the [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of fire, 1400-1521 CE. The mask is of cedar wood with mother-of-pearl eyes, conch shell teeth and once with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) leaf on the eyelids. (The British Museum, London).
## Cite This Work
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