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Quetzalcoaltl Feathered Serpent Head Sculpture Relief
Item No. 1008S
Reproduction after the original from the Pyramid of Quetzalcoaltl, Teotihuacan, Mexico. 300 A.D.
One of the great Gods of Ancient Mesoamerica, Quetzalcoatl is a synthesis of serpent and bird. The
name means "quetzal serpent". The quetzal was a sacred bird of very beautiful feathers which were
used in elite and ritual costumes. Quetzalcoatl, the patron of rulership, had several incarnations, the
most important were as a creator god, as Ehecatl, the God of Wind; as the Morning Star; and as
Topiltzin, a semi-human ruler, unique among the Gods. The priestly Quetzalcoatl was often contrasted
to his dark shamanic brother Tezcatlipoca, the God of war, and their relation veer between enmity and
alliance. According to Aztec and Maya creation accounts, after the great floods ended the era of the
Fourth Sun, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca raised the heavens and create the Earth. Since no people
inhabited the earth, Quetzalcoatl descended to the underworld to retrieve the remains of the people
destroyed by the flood. Their bones were ground like corn into a fine meal and upon it the gods let their
blood, thus creating the flesh of the present race and the era of the Fifth Sun.
Made of cast marble.
Dimensions: 7"H x 7"W x 6"D (18 x 18 x 15cm)
Weight: 4 lbs
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$44.99
Item No. 1008S
Reproduction after the original from the Pyramid of Quetzalcoaltl, Teotihuacan, Mexico. 300 A.D.
One of the great Gods of Ancient Mesoamerica, Quetzalcoatl is a synthesis of serpent and bird. The
name means "quetzal serpent". The quetzal was a sacred bird of very beautiful feathers which were
used in elite and ritual costumes. Quetzalcoatl, the patron of rulership, had several incarnations, the
most important were as a creator god, as Ehecatl, the God of Wind; as the Morning Star; and as
Topiltzin, a semi-human ruler, unique among the Gods. The priestly Quetzalcoatl was often contrasted
to his dark shamanic brother Tezcatlipoca, the God of war, and their relation veer between enmity and
alliance. According to Aztec and Maya creation accounts, after the great floods ended the era of the
Fourth Sun, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca raised the heavens and create the Earth. Since no people
inhabited the earth, Quetzalcoatl descended to the underworld to retrieve the remains of the people
destroyed by the flood. Their bones were ground like corn into a fine meal and upon it the gods let their
blood, thus creating the flesh of the present race and the era of the Fifth Sun.
Made of cast marble.
Dimensions: 7"H x 7"W x 6"D (18 x 18 x 15cm)
Weight: 4 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide -
please contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$44.99
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