Image:AztecSerpent.JPG

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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.)
Source	The photographed object was exhibited in the British Museum, London
Date	2006-08-05
Author	Z-m-k
Permission	This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License v. 2.5: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

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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
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 (0.769230769231)
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
Colour 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