An Aztec Stone Figure of the Goddess with the Tasseled Headdress, known as Chalchiuhtlicue ca. A.D. 1400-1521 standing resolutely with the raised hands cupped and once holding staffs or perishable ceremonial objects, wearing a skirt or cueitl, and beaded headband secured by knotted ties hanging down the back of her head, adorned with long, full tassels by each ear, her serene expression marked by a long deeply recessed groove on each cheek, an insignia of the water goddess, and with similar recess on the chest for inlay of shell or semi-precious stone, her fingers and toes carefully carved perhaps for additional inlay; in gray basalt with extensive remains of red pigment overall. height from base 20 in. 50.7 cm
An Aztec Stone Figure of the Goddess with the Tasseled Headdress, known as Chalchiuhtlicue ca. A.D. 1400-1521 standing resolutely with the raised hands cupped and once holding staffs or perishable ceremonial objects, wearing a skirt or cueitl, and beaded headband secured by knotted ties hanging down the back of her head, adorned with long, full tassels by each ear, her serene expression marked by a long deeply recessed groove on each cheek, an insignia of the water goddess, and with similar recess on the chest for inlay of shell or semi-precious stone, her fingers and toes carefully carved perhaps for additional inlay; in gray basalt with extensive remains of red pigment overall. height from base 20 in. 50.7 cm
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