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AZTEC SERPENT
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| Description |
Two-headed turquoise serpent which was probably used as a chest ornament during ceremonial occasions. It is made of carved wood covered with turquioise, with red and white shell being used for the mouth and eyes. It was likely created in Mixtec areas under Aztec control between 1400 and 1521. (British Museum website, accessed September 15, 2006.) |
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| Source |
The photographed object was exhibited in the British Museum, London [1] |
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| Date |
2006-08-05 |
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| Author |
Z-m-k |
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- (del) (cur) 03:25, 7 September 2006 . . Merope (Talk | contribs) . . 800×533 (112,696 bytes) (Two-headed turquoise serpent. Mixtec-Aztec, 1400-1521. Held at British Museum. Photo by ZMK.)
- (del) (rev) 21:04, 4 September 2006 . . Akubra (Talk | contribs) . . 2560×1920 (2,495,308 bytes) (An aztec serpent chest ornament. At the British Museum. Taken by Akubra)
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| Camera manufacturer | SONY |
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| Camera model | DSC-R1 |
| Orientation | Normal |
| Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
| Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows |
| File change date and time | 20:34, 5 September 2006 |
| Y and C positioning | 1 |
| Exposure time | 10/13 sec (0.76923076923077) |
| F-number | f/2.8 |
| Exposure Program | Normal program |
| ISO speed rating | 160 |
| Exif version | 2.2 |
| Date and time of data generation | 16:55, 5 August 2006 |
| Date and time of digitizing | 16:55, 5 August 2006 |
| Image compression mode | 8 |
| Exposure bias | 0 |
| Maximum land aperture | 2.9375 |
| Metering mode | Pattern |
| Light source | Unknown |
| Flash | 16 |
| Lens focal length | 14.3 mm |
| DateTime subseconds | 335 |
| Color space | sRGB |
| Custom image processing | Normal process |
| Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
| White Balance | Auto white balance |
| Scene capture type | Standard |
| Contrast | Normal |
| Saturation | Normal |
| Sharpness | Normal |
