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This sculpture was found near the so-called Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan and, although some authors think it is a sculpture of the water goddess elsewhere known as Chalchiuhtlicue, its identification is by no means certain.


Sculpture of a female, possibly a deity
Teotihuacan
Early Classic (150-300 A.D.)
Teotihuacan, State of Mexico
Volcanic tuff
3.19 x 1.65 m.
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico.

Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara