Although Cihuacoatl was later known in Aztec mythology as the "snake woman," she was also a fertility goddess and a goddess of motherhood. This statue comes from the Veracruz culture, which lived along the Gulf Coast in what is present-day Mexico. This specimen was created c. 600-900 CE during the Classical era. It is made from cut stone. (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
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