Stunning eagle sculpture uncovered at sacred Aztec temple in Mexico

By Harry Baker - Staff Writer 6 hours ago

It is around 600 years old.



The bas-relief of a golden eagle found near the foot of Templo Mayor.
(Image: © Mirsa Islas)

A striking 600-year-old Aztec sculpture depicting a golden eagle has been uncovered in an ancient temple in Mexico, archaeologists with Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Monday (Jan. 25).

The eagle, which measures 41.7 inches by 27.6 inches (106 by 70 centimeters), is the largest bas-relief sculpture ever found at the temple.

The eagle was carved into the floor of a structure at the foot of Templo Mayor — the iconic pyramid-shaped temple that was built at the heart of the ancient Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán and is now in modern-day Mexico City.

Artists created the bas-relief — a type of sculpture with raised images carved out of a stone background — in the mid-15th century during the reign of Moctezuma I.

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From:
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
The archaeological rescue of the Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan in Mexico revealed a lot of information about the culture of the Aztecs.
https://www.lavanguardia.com/historiayvida/edad-moderna/20190324/47309892142/el-templo-mayor-de-tenochtitlan.html#foto-4