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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

Mexica artist(s) (Artist)

Stone-Sculpture Serpents

Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexica (Aztec)

Title: Coiled serpent

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Stone, Mexica (Aztec).

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