Aztec Art

The Aztecs were in many ways monstrous, but they certainly had style. Above, famous chest ornament.

Statue of a spider monkey wearing the regalia of the wind god.

Fragment of wall painting from Cacaxtla, showing a frog and a maize plant.

Feathered Serpent pendant, carved from a conch shell. Now in the Met.

Facial ornament in the shape of an eagle's head.

Bell in the shape of a human head.

The Coyolxauhqui Stone, which depicts the dismemberment of the moon goddess Coyolxauhqui by her brother, the sun/war god Huitzilopochtli. Supposedly a sort of threat by the Aztecs to potential enemies, since Huitzilopochtli was their particular patron.

Eagle Warrior, ceramic statue found in Mexico City

The massive hunk of carved basalt called the Tizoc Stone.