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- Aztec Sculpture
- Jade Skirt Symbolism
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- Ancient Aztec Art
- Tassel Headdress
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- Basalt Stone Carving
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- Metropolitan Museum Art
- 15Th Century Art
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- Female Figure Sculpture
- Water Deity
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- Postclassic Art
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- Ancient Mesoamerica
- Mexica Art
- Stone Figurine
- Tenochtitlan Sculpture
- Female Deity
This stone kneeling figure represents Chalchiuhtlicue, the Mexica water goddess. She embodies fertility and purity, symbolized by her turquoise shawl (*quechquemitl*) and tassels adorning her head—a testament to Aztec artistic skill and cosmological beliefs.
Explore the serene beauty of ‘Seated Female Deity’ by Aztec Art – a captivating basalt sculpture from the Postclassic period (c.900-1580 CE) housed at The Met, symbolizing divine wisdom and fertility.