Mausoleo de los siglos

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Title: Mausoleo de los siglos
Alternative Title: altar of skulls; platforms with human skulls and crossbones
City: Tenochtitlan, Lake Texcoco, Mexico
Address: found in Templo Mayor excavations
Country: Mexico
Date Created: 1350-1521
Century: 14th Century; 15th Century; 16th Century
Classification: Decorative Objects, Furnishing, and Visual Works
Building Type: altars; religious building fixtures; architectural elements
Style/Period: Aztec; Pre-Columbian
Cultural Context: Aztec
Materials: stone
Techniques: stone built
Description: 31 Day
Source: Elizabeth Sasser
Photographer: Elizabeth Sasser
Rights Holder: © Elizabeth Sasser; Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights: Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Item sets: All Faculty Collections; Elizabeth Sasser Collection

Media: https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/Sasser0012.jpg

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