| Object Name: |
Atlantes, serpent-like columns, and pillars with warriors |
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| Creation Date: |
900-1200 AD |
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| Culture: |
Toltec-Tula, Post-Classic Period |
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| Site: |
Tula, Hidalgo |
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| Image source: |
© Dr. Manuel Aguilar |
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| These Atlantes have smooth elliptical mouths and eye sockets which were probably inlaid with shell or obsidian. One hand holds an atlatl. There are still traces of the red and white pigment with which the warriors were painted. Similar figures adorn the pillars of the same height that supported the roof beams in the rear chamber of the temple. |
