Rent The Aztec Double-Headed Serpent (2006)
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0h 30min
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- Synopsis:
The turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent is one of the most alluring objects in the British Museum's Mexican Gallery. Made over 500 years ago, this icon of Aztec art is admired for its symmetry, beauty and colour. But it is also chilling and disquieting: those perfect curves end in teeth - and those teeth absolutely mean death. This absorbing film examines the serpent in detail: the materials, tools and techniques used to craft it; its original purpose and symbolism; its aesthetic value in the world today. It looks, too, at the culture that created this masterpiece - a culture stretching back thousands of years, which was to face destruction at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors. Further treasures from the Aztec world can be seen in a gallery of images that accompanies the film. - Actors:
- Elizabeth Baquedano, Caroline Dodds Pennock, Steven Gregory, Joanne Harwood, Adrian Locke, Colin McEwan, Rebecca Stacey
- Directors:
- Ian Michael Jones
- Producers:
- Ian Michael Jones
- Voiced By:
- Daniel Evans
- Narrated By:
- Daniel Evans
- Aka:
- Masterpieces of the British Museum: The Aztec Double-Headed Serpent
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
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