Double-headed serpent (Aztec turquoise mosaic)
15th-16th century · Resource
An Aztec ceremonial pectoral of turquoise and shell mosaic over carved wood, depicting a two-headed serpent linked to Quetzalcoatl. A masterpiece of Mexica craftsmanship from the time of the conquest.
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Around 1500
- Columbus reaches the Americas (1492)
- Mona Lisa (1503)
- Wars of the Roses (1455)
- Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation (1519)
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Spanish conquest of the Incas (1532)
- English Reformation (1533)
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519)
- Fall of Constantinople (1453)
- The Reformation (1517)