Cuauhxicalli

Cuauhxicalli in the National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)

A Cuauhxicalli or quauhxicalli (translated: eagle gourd bowl) is an altar that was used in the sacrificial cult of the Aztecs during human sacrifice ceremonies. Cuauhxicallis are often designed as an eagle or jaguar or as a round stone that is decorated with motifs. They always have a round recess on the top.

Cuauhxicalli in the Templo Mayor

Individual evidence

↑ Knauf Museum Iphofen (ed.): Relief collection of the great cultural epochs . 3rd edition. Verlag JH Röll, Dettelbach 2005, ISBN 3-89754-240-4 , page 255.
^ Walter Krickeberg : Old Mexican Cultures. With an appendix “About the Art of Ancient Mexico” by Gerdt Kutscher . Safari-Verlag, Berlin 1966, page 223.

Web links

Commons : Cuauhxicalli - collection of images, videos and audio files

latinamericanstudies.org: Picture of a Cuauhxicalli stone ( Memento from June 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Knauf Museum Iphofen (ed.): Relief collection of the great cultural epochs . 3rd edition. Verlag JH Röll, Dettelbach 2005, ISBN 3-89754-240-4 , page 255.

[2] Walter Krickeberg : Old Mexican Cultures. With an appendix “About the Art of Ancient Mexico” by Gerdt Kutscher . Safari-Verlag, Berlin 1966, page 223.