Tulum
Title
Tulum
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
May 24, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Temple of the Initial Series
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photographer)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
c. 1200
Work Location
Mexico (nation)
Tulum, Ruinas de (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Late Postclassic
Subject
temples (buildings)
Description
View of the back of the Temple of the Initial Series in Tulum, Mexico. “This building originally housed a stela, found broken into pieces, that had a date corresponding to A.D. 564. Since this is a date of the Initial Series calculation, the structure was named from the stela … Knowing that the building was constructed many centuries after this date, one can only guess that the stela was moved to Tulum from some ceremonial center … The Temple of the Initial Series … has walls punctuated by open windows. At one time the temple … had a stucco facade, but little remains today,”—A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins, by C. Bruce Hunter, 1986.
Material/Medium
stone (worked rock)
limestone
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
2017MX-240
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