Niltze (Hello), Mictec family!
Today, the omens of an invasion manifest, and with it this #WIP of the Temple of Xiuhtecuhtli (the Old God, Lord of fire and heat).
Fatal auguries in the ancient codices tell of the coming of the Spanish, and in this occasion, we present to you the scene of the third sign: “It didn’t rain hard, only drizzled slightly, and it wasn’t the heat from the sun, and there was no thunder either” This is what the inhabitants reported when they narrated how the sanctuary with a straw roof, called Xacal, burned up in flames.
What do you think, Mictecs? Do you know the other fatal auguries?
The artistic expression of pre-Columbian culture didn’t have a limit: dance, music, painting and sculpture are some of the examples of the ingenuity of our ancestors.
This WIP is part of the structure of the Temple of Xiuhtecuhtli, that sanctuary dedicated to the God of Fire. The team of artists of Mictlan followed the ancient ways and recreated this sculpture that decorates the stairs of the sanctuary.
Did you like it? In Mictlan we are interested in your opinions.
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