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The Aztec Goddess Coatlicue

The Aztec goddess Coatlicue statue 1500, is one of the most famous surviving Aztec sculptures. It stands more than 8 feet tall. Snakes form here skirt and belt and even her head. Her name, Coatlicue actually means “Snakes-Her-Skirt”. The snakes represent blood spurting, and the snaky head represents that she has been decapitated and the blood spurting out. Located at the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

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