Serpent motif can be seen throughout Mesoamerican religious iconography. In Aztec religion, the serpent was revered greatly. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent), Xiuhcoatl (Fire Serpent), Mixcoatl (Cloud Serpent), and Coatlicue (She of the Serpent Skirt), the mother of the Aztec god Huitzilopochtli, are all related with the word coatl, which means serpent in Nahuatl. Snakes were probably utilized to represent themes of renewal and metamorphosis because of their habit of shedding their skin every year. Similarly, many species' ability to freely migrate between water, land, and the forest canopy helped to emphasize their symbolic position as mediators between the various strata of the cosmos (underworld, earth and sky).
Many place names include the term coatl, such as Coatepec ("the hill of the serpents"). The god Huitzilopochtli, the most significant Aztec god, was born in Coatepec, making it one of the most important locales in Aztec mythology.
Serpents were also used as architectural components; for example, a coatepantli (serpent wall) was frequently used to demarcate sacred regions inside a ceremonial area. At Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, such a wall encircled a portion of the Great Temple, which served as the city's ritual center.
The vivid red features around the nose and mouth of both of this object's serpent heads were made from spondylus (thorny oyster) shell. The white teeth were made from strombus (conch) shell. Hematite was used to tint the resin glue within the gaping lips. Beeswax adheres to the margins of the vacant eye sockets, which were likely inlaid with iron pyrites at one time.
The reverse of the body is plain, though the surface may have been gilded at one time, but the heads are mosaic-worked on both sides. As adhesives for the mosaic, pine and Bursera (copal) resins were utilized.
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