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Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves

500–550
fresco on wall fragment

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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This fragment is from a larger composition that covered the walls of a patio at Teotihuacan.

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