Hi, Dave: I had numerous stones for a decade. One of my parathyroid glans was making too much calcium. UCLA Med Ctr did a same-day parathyroidectomy. No more stones :-)}

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Quetzalcoatl is the feathered serpent, creator god of the universe and humanity. This 1325–1521 andesite sculpture from the Basin of Mexico captures his unmatched complexity. He takes many forms, from the sweeping wind to Venus, dividing the celestial and underground worlds.

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Late Postclassic Maya effigy censer from Mayapán, Mexico (1250–1527 CE). It depicts a priest of Kukulcán wearing a jaguar helmet (power) and a conch shell pectoral (wind/life). He holds ritual creation spheres once used to burn sacred resins. Crafted in the polychrome Chen Mul style.

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Aztec Ehecatl Snake Figure, from the State of Mexico (1400–1521 CE). Carved in basalt (23 cm), it shows a human face inside a serpent's jaws. Ehecatl is the god of wind, an avatar of Quetzalcoatl. These circular temple sculptures swept the path for upcoming rain.

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This Zapotec (from Oaxaca) effigy vessel, c. 500 CE, features a figure in an elaborate bird-butterfly headdress holding a staff and copal bag. Used in ritual offerings, the bird-like helmets shows the "descending bird" motif, signifying a bridge between the earthly realm and the heavens.

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