| Object Name: | Back of the Temple of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli and the Coatepantli (Serpent Wall) |
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| Creation Date: | 900-1200 AD | |
| Culture: | Toltec-Tula, Post-Classic Period | |
| Site: | Tula, Hidalgo | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Pyramid or Building B, was dedicated to Quetzalcoatl. On the east wall of the building, jaguars and coyotes march across top rows. Below are eagles eating human hearts, and the head of the deity Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (Quetzalcoatl in his aspect of Venus, the Morning Star). It once supported a temple of which nothing remains but the stone carved roof supports. | ||
