Xicalcoliuhqui (also referred to as a "step fret" or "stepped fret" design and greca in Spanish) is a common motif in Mesoamerican art. It is composed...

A Xicalcoliuhqui Chīmalli...

Aztec feather shield displaying the "stepped fret" design called xicalcoliuhqui in Nahuatl (c. 1520, Landesmuseum Württemberg)...

European Iron Age. Similar interlocking designs are found in the Americas: Xicalcoliuhqui. While this design appears to become a standard ornamental motif in...

five zones, the Plaza del Arroyo Group, the Central Zone, the Gran Xicalcoliuhqui, Tajín Chico and the Column Complex. Its signature building is the Pyramid...

day-signs into quarters associated with deities and snakes forming a xicalcoliuhqui or meandering pattern. Image for page 72 Similar to section 20, but...

to the temple is adorned on the sides with frets, which are called xicalcoliuhqui. It is thought to symbolize lightning and while it is common in Mesoamerica...

disputed interpretations exist, include a class of stepped fret known as xicalcoliuhqui, which means "twisted ornament for decorating gourds" in the Nahuatl...

different periods, feature key patterns. Celtic mazes, Greek frets, and xicalcoliuhquis are examples of well-known designs that are considered to be key patterns...

called because its facade exhibits a decorative strip that alludes to Xicalcoliuhqui or fire serpent. Tlapacoyan "Sitio Arqueológico de Filobobos" [Filobobos...