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Tlaltecuhtli Monolith
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Tlaltecuhtli Monolith

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This monumental relief of Tlaltecuhtli, the earth deity, dates to the reign of Ahuitzotl (1486–1502). Shown in a birthing pose, she embodies both creation and sacrifice. Her split abdomen bleeds upward into her mouth, symbolizing the cyclical flow of life. Adorned with skulls, Venus signs, and claws grasping earth spirits, she evokes the sacred violence that sustained the cosmos in Mexica belief.
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