Relief 15th-early 16th century Aztec () Low-relief carvings adorn two of the six sides of this fragmentary stone block. Its main motifs consist of a butterfly (left) and ilhuitl, or day sign, framed by plain rectangular bands. Similar designs appear on other Postclassic period (ca. 900-1521) monuments but are often arranged in bands along the exteriors of boxes or sacrificial vessels (cuauhxicalli). Called "celestial belts," these sequences of symbols (glyphs) are thought to have had astrological importance for the Nahua- and Mixtec-speakers of the Central and Southern Mexican Highlands.Butterfly imagery enjoyed a long history in the arts of Mesoamerica and probably had multiple meanings and associations through time. In the Early Classic murals at Teotihuacan and Cholula, they are associated with warriors, fire, fertility, death, and rebirth. Among the Mixtecs and Aztecs of the Late Postclassic period (ca. 1300-1521), they adorn nosepieces and colorful feasting vessels as well as the

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Relief 15th-early 16th century Aztec () Low-relief carvings adorn two of the six sides of this fragmentary stone block. Its main motifs consist of a butterfly (left) and ilhuitl, or day sign, framed by plain rectangular bands. Similar designs appear on other Postclassic period (ca. 900-1521) monuments but are often arranged in bands along the exteriors of boxes or sacrificial vessels (cuauhxicalli). Called "celestial belts," these sequences of symbols (glyphs) are thought to have had astrological importance for the Nahua- and Mixtec-speakers of the Central and Southern Mexican Highlands.Butterfly imagery enjoyed a long history in the arts of Mesoamerica and probably had multiple meanings and associations through time. In the Early Classic murals at Teotihuacan and Cholula, they are associated with warriors, fire, fertility, death, and rebirth. Among the Mixtecs and Aztecs of the Late Postclassic period (ca. 1300-1521), they adorn nosepieces and colorful feasting vessels as well as the

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