Cuauhxicalli
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A cuauhxicalli or quauhxicalli was an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztec in sacrificial ceremonies, believed to be for holding human hearts. A cuauhxicalli would often be decorated with animal
Jaguar-shaped cuauhxicalli in the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico
Cuauhxicalli in the shape of an eagle, from the Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor
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The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
Cuauhxicalli
…bowl on his belly. Gallery Jaguar-shaped cuauhxicalli in the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico Cuauhxicalli in the shape of an eagle, from the Templo Mayor Video of a cuauhxicalli, National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico Annotated image of a Cuauhxicalli sculpture References…
Aerial image of the Templo Mayor
View of the Templo Mayor and the surrounding buildings.
Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxauhqui which was found during construction in 1978
Scale model of the Templo Mayor of Tenōchtitlan showing the various stages as it was enlarged over time.