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Frog

Rana photoFrogs, symbolizing water-born animals, are evidently associated with Tlaloc. Frogs were consumed as ritual food, because they were harbingers announcing rains. Noteworthy for its realism, this sculpture preserves remains of blue and red pigment.

 

Last Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História, México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc, México, D.F. 06060
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