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| The Aztec earth goddess Coatlicue, who wore a skirt of snakes from which she derives her name, was the mother of the god of war and the sun, Huitzilopochtli. Here she appears with a necklace of human hearts, hands, and skulls of the victims offered to her in sacrifice. The statue stands 2.4 m (7 ft 9 in) high and is preserved in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. | ||||||
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| Pre-Columbian Religions; Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture; Aztec Empire | ||||||
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