Tlaltecuhtli

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Tlaltecuhtli

Monolito de la diosa Tlaltecuhtli (Seora de la Tierra), mide 4 m por 3.57 m y un espesor mximo de 38 cm, esculpido en relieve estucado parcialmente, esta pieza se descubri en el Centro Histrico de la Cd, de Mxico el 2 de octubre de 2006, en la interseccin de las calles de Guatemala y Argentina, muy cerca del Templo Mayor, actualmente encuentra en el Museo del Templo Mayor.


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