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title: Tarascan Incense Burner
author: Madman2001
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5440/tarascan-incense-burner/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tarascan Incense Burner
_Authored by Madman2001_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5440.jpg)
## Image Caption
An incense burner of a deity with a headdress of the rain [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Tlaloc](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tlaloc/). Produced by the [Tarascan civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tarascan_Civilization/) which flourished in western Mexico between 1350 CE and 1522 CE. (Snite Museum of Art, Indiana)
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Madman2001. (2016, July 29). Tarascan Incense Burner. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tarascan_incense_burner_w_Tlaloc_headdress.jpg) by [**Madman2001**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tarascan_incense_burner_w_Tlaloc_headdress.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 July 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, 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.