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Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
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