Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves

Date

500–550

Medium

fresco on wall fragment

Origin

Central Mexico, Tlacuilapaxco apartment compound(?), Teotihuacán style, Classic Period

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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