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title: Throne of Motecuhzoma, Detail
author: Mary Ann Sullivan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2269/throne-of-motecuhzoma-detail/
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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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# Throne of Motecuhzoma, Detail

_Authored by Mary Ann Sullivan_

## Image File

[![Throne of Motecuhzoma, Detail](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2269.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2269.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail from the Throne of [Motecuhzoma II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Montezuma/) otherwise known as the Monument of Sacred [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/). The sun disk in the centre is flanked by the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Huitzilopochtli](https://www.worldhistory.org/Huitzilopochtli/) on the left and [Motecuhzoma](https://www.worldhistory.org/Montezuma/) II on the right. The stone was carved c. 1507 CE. to commemorate the New fire Ceremony of that year. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sullivan, M. A. (2014, January 24). Throne of Motecuhzoma, Detail. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2269/throne-of-motecuhzoma-detail/>
### Chicago
Sullivan, Mary Ann. "Throne of Motecuhzoma, Detail." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 24, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2269/throne-of-motecuhzoma-detail/>.
### MLA
Sullivan, Mary Ann. "Throne of Motecuhzoma, Detail." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jan 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2269/throne-of-motecuhzoma-detail/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/mexico/mexicocity/museo/museo5.html) by **Mary Ann Sullivan**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 24 January 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.