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Plate with Cipactli Profile

Unknownc. 1325 - 1521

Reading Public Museum

Reading Public Museum
Reading, United States

Elite members of Aztec society dined on fine ceramic plates and vessels often decorated with images of deities. This plate bears the depiction of Cipactli, the caiman or alligator that represents the earth.

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