Chichén Itzá
Title
Chichén Itzá
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 24, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Tzompantli
Platform of Skulls
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photographer)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
c. 1000
Work Location
Mexico (nation)
Chichén Itzá (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Late Classic
Subject
reliefs (sculptures)
skulls (skeleton components)
platforms (general)
walls
Description
Detail view of skeleton reliefs on a Tzompantli near the Ball Court at Chichen Itza, Mexico. "At Chichen Itza the tzompantli rests on a great T-shaped platform measuring 60 meters by 12 meters. In its lower part the base exhibits a talud and tablero profile with Teotihuancanesque proportions. The talud of the building and the belt that limits it are decorated with reliefs of skulls pierced by cylindrical rods,”--Cosmopolitanism in Mexican Visual Culture, by María Fernández, 2014.
Material/Medium
limestone
Measurements
60 meters by 12 meters
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-062
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