The Coatlicue statue is a 2.7 meter (8.9 ft) tall andesite statue usually identified with the Aztec goddess Coatlicue ("snakes-her-skirt"). It is currently located in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
On the bottom of the statue, not normally visible, is a carving of Tlaltecuhtli ("earth-lord").
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