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Quauhcoatl, eagle snake - feathered snake
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Coiled feather snake made of stone. The sign "gemstone" is engraved on the (bird's) head

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 25 x 90 x 93 cm
Gewicht: 210 kg
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 46166

Provenance and sources

when
Postclassical
where
Mexico
Central highlands
Azcapotzalco [Ort]
who
Azteken

who
Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors

Description
Purchase 1862

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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