Water Deity (Chalchiuhtlicue), 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Basalt, pigment, Overall: 11 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (29.46 x 18.11 x 14 cm), Stone-Sculpture, The finely carved figure belongs to a sizable group of kneeling females that display costume elements identifying them as water deities called Chalchiuhtlicue ('she of the jade skirt') in Nahuatl, the language spoken by the Aztecs
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Water Deity, Chalchiuhtlicue, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Basalt, pigment, Overall, 11 5/8 x 7 1/8 5 1/2, 29.46 18.11 14 cm, Stone-Sculpture, finely, carved, figure, belongs, sizable group, kneeling females, display costume, elements, identifying, water deities, jade skirt, Nahuatl, language spoken, Aztecs
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