UIG5428184 Quetzalcoatl ou Tonatiuh dieu du soleil. Masque en mosaique de turquoise, utilise lors des funerailles royales, debut 16eme siecle - Detail of a mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl, although it could be a representation of Tonatiuh, the sun god. On the death of a king masks were placed over god effigies, and placed on the dead dressed for burial. Country of Origin: Mexico. Culture: Mixtec / Aztec. Date/Period: early 16th C. Material Size: turquoise, pearl shell. British Museum, London . Location: 29 byWerner Forman/UIG/Leemage; Werner Forman/UIG.