| Object Name: | Chalchiuhtlicue |
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| Creation Date: | 100-700 AD | |
| Culture: | Teotihuacan | |
| Site: | Teotihuacan | |
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| Image source: | CSULA Art Dept Visual Resources | |
| This colossal statue represents Chalchiuhtlicue, "Her Skirt Is of Jade". She was the goddess of running water. She is Tlaloc's elder sister and sometimes regarded as his wife. She was esteemed and feared, since she would upset the boat, overturn it, lift it up, and plunge it in the water. She represented the water in both its calm and wild states. Teotihuacan's sculptures are massive and minimal. They matched the geometrically shaped massive architecture of their great city of Teotihuacan. | ||
