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Chocolate: Exhibit opens February 10 » Mixtec Marriage- Cup of Chocolate

Mixtec Marriage of Lord Eight Deer and Lady Thirteen Serpent

The sharing of chocolate is a common theme in pre-Columbian art. In this Mixtec image, Lord Eight Der and Lady Thirteen Serpent exchange a cup of chocolate on the occasion of their marriage.


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