Coyolxauhqui Stone

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Sculpture · c. 1473 · Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) · Americas

Dismembered moon goddess at the temple's foot; its 1978 discovery launched the Templo Mayor dig

Coyolxauhqui Stone — Thelmadatter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Aztec Art — Imperial propaganda in stone: cosmos, sacrifice and the ruler's power carved in basalt
Century: 15th century

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