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British Museum, London Circa 15th Century

A splendid ancient relic of the Aztecs
This sculpture reproduction is the work of a Mixtec jeweler, and dates from the 15th century. Mixtec craftsmanship was highly prized. An entire enclave of artisans from this culture lived in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. In ancient Mesoamerican culture, serpents were very important religious symbols, the shedding of their skin making them a symbol of rebirth and renewal. One of the main Mesoamerican deities, Quetzalcoatl, was represented as a feathered serpent.