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Aztec Maya Inca ashtray
This unique ashtray depicts an Aztec warrior. Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of
central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political and
military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred
to as the Late post-Classic period in Mesoamerican chronology. Often the term "Aztec" refers exclusively to
the people of Tenochtitlan, situated on an island in Lake Texcoco, who called themselves Mexica Tenochca
or Colhua-Mexica. Sometimes it also includes the inhabitants of Tenochtitlan's two principal allied
city-states, the Acolhuas of Texcoco and the Tepanecs of Tlacopan, who together with the Mexica formed
the Aztec Triple Alliance which has also become known as the "Aztec Empire". In other contexts it may refer
to all the various city states and their peoples, who shared large parts of their ethnic history as well as
many important cultural traits with the Mexica, Acolhua and Tepanecs, and who like them, also spoke the
Nahuatl language. In this meaning it is possible to talk about an Aztec civilization including all the particular
cultural patterns common for the Nahuatl speaking peoples of the late postclassic period in Mesoamerica.
From the 13th century the Valley of Mexico was the nucleus of Aztec civilization: here the capital of the Aztec
Triple Alliance, the city of Tenochtitlan, was built upon raised islets in Lake Texcoco. The Triple Alliance
formed its tributary empire expanding its political hegemony far beyond the Valley of Mexico, conquering
other city states throughout Mesoamerica. At its pinnacle Aztec culture had rich and complex mythological
and religious traditions, as well as reaching remarkable architectural and artistic accomplishments. A
particularly striking element of Aztec culture to many was the practice of human sacrifice.
Item No. 442
Weight 1 Lb. Dimensions: L: 9.25" (23.5cm) x W: 7.5" (19cm) x D: 0.5" (1.3cm)
Made of cast stone also available in gold finish
$19.99
This unique ashtray depicts an Aztec warrior. Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of
central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political and
military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred
to as the Late post-Classic period in Mesoamerican chronology. Often the term "Aztec" refers exclusively to
the people of Tenochtitlan, situated on an island in Lake Texcoco, who called themselves Mexica Tenochca
or Colhua-Mexica. Sometimes it also includes the inhabitants of Tenochtitlan's two principal allied
city-states, the Acolhuas of Texcoco and the Tepanecs of Tlacopan, who together with the Mexica formed
the Aztec Triple Alliance which has also become known as the "Aztec Empire". In other contexts it may refer
to all the various city states and their peoples, who shared large parts of their ethnic history as well as
many important cultural traits with the Mexica, Acolhua and Tepanecs, and who like them, also spoke the
Nahuatl language. In this meaning it is possible to talk about an Aztec civilization including all the particular
cultural patterns common for the Nahuatl speaking peoples of the late postclassic period in Mesoamerica.
From the 13th century the Valley of Mexico was the nucleus of Aztec civilization: here the capital of the Aztec
Triple Alliance, the city of Tenochtitlan, was built upon raised islets in Lake Texcoco. The Triple Alliance
formed its tributary empire expanding its political hegemony far beyond the Valley of Mexico, conquering
other city states throughout Mesoamerica. At its pinnacle Aztec culture had rich and complex mythological
and religious traditions, as well as reaching remarkable architectural and artistic accomplishments. A
particularly striking element of Aztec culture to many was the practice of human sacrifice.
Item No. 442
Weight 1 Lb. Dimensions: L: 9.25" (23.5cm) x W: 7.5" (19cm) x D: 0.5" (1.3cm)
Made of cast stone also available in gold finish
$19.99
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