Stone of Tizoc
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The Stone of Tizoc, Tizoc Stone or Sacrificial Stone is a large, round, carved Aztec stone. Because of a shallow, round depression carved in the center of the top surface, it may have been a cuauhxica
Piedra de Tizoc 03
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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
Stone of Tizoc
…Sacrificial Stone is a large, round, carved Aztec stone. Because of a shallow, round depression carved in the center of the top surface, it may have been a cuauhxicalli or possibly a temalacatl. Richard Townsend maintains, however, that the depression was made in the 16th century for unknown purposes. The stone was…
Jaguar-shaped cuauhxicalli in the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico
Cuauhxicalli in the shape of an eagle, from the Templo Mayor