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Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
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