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Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler British Museum, London Until January 24 No stars
Ten minutes into the British Museum's Moctezuma exhibition, devoted to the last Aztec ruler before the Spanish Conquest, you come across a statue of an eagle with a cavity in its back. The cavity, you will discover, was designed to hold the hearts of the victims of human sacrifices.See the full content of this document
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Ugly, Evil and Repulsive ; Art
This detail, for me, obliterates any observation about whether the sculpture is otherwise well crafted. Similarly, I don't care whether a Nazi lamps...
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