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Eclipse imagery in Mexica sculpture of central Mexico

1995; Pergamon Press; Volume: 39; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0083-6656(95)00006-2

1872-9207

Susan Milbrath,

Latin American history and culture

Major monuments of the Mexica (Aztec) style are analyzed in terms of possible eclipse imagery. The cycle of monuments linked to the Coyolxauhqui myth are recognized as possible images of historical lunar eclipses. The Bilimek vessel is identified with an historical solar eclipse in 1508. The Calendar Stone is recognized as an image of world cataclysm that may refer to a solar eclipse at the end of the world. In addition, the codices are studied in terms of visual images of eclipses and a pattern linking solar eclipses to the death of a ruler.