Mexicolore's object page on the greenstone Huitzilopochtli figure, adapting its iconographic description directly from the British Museum's own 2009 exhibition catalogue "Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler," page 159, giving the figure's regalia in detail and its scholarly identification as the only known three-dimensional representation of the god.
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Reliability Tier2
Tier two: an education-focused reference site whose object description is adapted directly from the British Museum's own published exhibition catalogue, used here for the figure's detailed regalia and its scholarly significance as the sole known 3D image of the god. Citation
PublisherMexicolore
URLhttps://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/artefacts/spotlight/greenstone-huitzilopochtli
Source Typereference-database
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This source names Huitzilopochtli directly: "object page on the greenstone Huitzilopochtli figure, adapting its iconographic description directly from the British Museum's own 2009 exhibition catalogue "Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler," page 159..."
Source Greenstone Huitzilopochtli (Mexicolore, citing the British Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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