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2 unusual facts about Coatlicue statue


Coatlicue statue

The Coatlicue statue is a 2.7 metre (8.9 ft) tall andesite statue usually identified with the Aztec goddess Coatlicue ("snakes-her-skirt").

On the bottom of the statue, not normally visible, is a carving of Tlaltecuhtli ("earth-lord").


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