Atlalli, ink on parchment, unknown artist, included in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún, Mexico, 1577.
A farmer in Mexico cultivates irrigated land. Water has a swirling texture while the land is sparsely decorated with wisps of grass. Flowers and plants resembling corn grow from the edges of the water signifying fertility.
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence.
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