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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:22 +0100

Chicomecoatl

The Aztecs appointed with this calendar name, whose meaning is "7 serpent", the goddess of ripe corn and of maintenance in general. She was commonly represented attired in red with corn cobs in her hands.

This ceramic vase, decorated in a polychrome Cholula style, presents an image of Chicomecoatl; its cover shows Tlaloc, god of the rain, pouring water. The vase contained numerous stone objects: over three thousand beads, figurines and a mask covering them. It comes from Chamber III, one of the most amazing offerings of the Templo Mayor, deposited during Stage IVa (1469-1481 AD).