Cuauhxicalli
# Cuauhxicalli

A cuauhxicalli or quauhxicalli (Nahuatl:, meaning "eagle gourd bowl") was an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztec in sacrificial ceremonies, believed to be for holding human hearts. A cuauhxicalli would often be decorated with animal motifs, commonly eagles or jaguars. Another kind of cuauhxicalli is the Chacmool-type, which is shaped as a reclining person holding a bowl on his belly.

## Gallery

* Jaguar-shaped cuauhxicalli in the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico
* Cuauhxicalli in the shape of an eagle, from the Templo Mayor
* Video of a cuauhxicalli, National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico
* Annotated image of a Cuauhxicalli sculpture
