prev - home - index - next This figurine, believed to be a depiction of the Old Fire God later cultures called Huehuetéotl, was found in Cuicuilco, a very important site that flourished in the Late Pre-Classic period in the Southern end of the Valley of Mexico, until it was obliterated by a volcanic eruption around 100 B.C. Representation of a deity Central Mexican Pre-Classic Middle to Late Pre-Classic (400-100 B.C.) Cuicuilco, Federal District Clay 12 x 6.7 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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