"After long adventures before being discovered by archaeologists... Xochipilli has been well received by admirers of the ancient world." ...

It was a rare look at a statue of the last ruler of the Aztec empire by the sculptor’s son and grandson.

A colossal Aztec snake head sculpture emerged from the ground in Mexico City during an earthquake in September 2022, officials said. The stone sculpture, which weighs 1.2 tons, was found in the ...

A large stone snake head dating to the Aztec Empire was discovered in Mexico after an earthquake, officials said. Photo from INAH A colossal Aztec snake head sculpture emerged from the ground in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cast of statue of Xōchipilli, the god ...

SAN ANTONIO – For the first time in more than 20 years, the son and grandson of sculptor Luis Sanchez paid an emotional visit to the statue he created almost a century ago of Cuauhtémoc, the last ...

A 500-year-old statue of a mysterious woman wearing a large, "Star Wars"-like headdress has been discovered in central Mexico, according to Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History ...