Cuauhxicalli
A cuauhxicalli or quauhxicalli (, meaning "eagle gourd bowl") was an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztec in sacrificial ceremonies, believed to be for holding human hearts. A cuauhxicalli would often be decorated with animal motifs, commonly eagles or jaguars. Another kind of cuauhxicalli is the Chacmool-type, which is shaped as a reclining person holding a bowl on his belly. Gallery

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Religious objects
Indigenous sculpture of the Americas
Aztec artifacts
Mesoamerican stone sculpture
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