Archivo: Jaguar cuauhxicalli

Descripción: Collection of Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City. Originally uploaded to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/354092396/in/set-72157594473726635/ A cuauhxicalli or quauhxicalli, meaning "Eagle gourd bowl" in Nahuatl, was an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztecs to contain human hearts extracted in sacrificial ceremonies. A cuahxicalli would often be decorated with animal motifs, commonly eagles or jaguars. Another kind of cuauhxicalli is the Chacmool-type which is shaped as a reclining person holding a bowl on his belly. From Wikipedia.
Título: Jaguar cuauhxicalli
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