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Stela of Xicomecoatl
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Stela of Xicomecoatl

This Mexica stela (15th–16th c.) depicts Xicomecoatl, the goddess of fertility and sustenance. Her stylized features and headdress emphasize divine power and the life-giving force of maize, central to Mexica cosmology. Such carvings linked ritual practice with the cycles of nature, affirming the bond between gods, people, and agricultural survival.
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