Chichén Itzá
Title
Chichén Itzá
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 31, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Venus Platform
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photographer)
Work Type
Single Built Works
visual works
Date
c. 1000
Work Location
Mexico (nation)
Chichén Itzá (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Late Classic
Subject
reliefs (sculptures)
Venus (Planet)
platforms (general)
Description
Detail view of reliefs on the Venus Platform in Chichen Itza, Mexico. “The Venus platform at chichen Itza shows a Venus god whose head is enclosed in the jaws of a creature who could be the Earth Monster, but again the feet are represented as bird talons … One of the reliefs on this platform also has the Year Sign and the number eight written in Central Mexican style with a bound year bundle of reeds crowned by a trapeze-and-ray year sign, and a Mexican Venus symbol alongside,”-- Archaeoastronomy and the Maya edited by Gerardo Aldana y V., Edwin L. Barnhart, 2014.
Material/Medium
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-071
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