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Coiled serpent

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Stone, Mexica (Aztec)
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Museum Purchase 1900
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Title: Coiled serpent
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Stone, Mexica (Aztec).

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