WARRIORS, KINGS, AND TEOHUAQUE AT TULA: A RECONSIDERATION OF THE SO-CALLED “WARRIOR PILLARS” ATOP PYRAMID B
2021; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s095653612000019x
ISSN1469-1787
Autores Tópico(s)Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
ResumoAbstract Pyramid B was one of the most important buildings in the sacred precinct of the Early Postclassic city of Tula, Hidalgo. On its summit was a temple supported by anthropomorphic and zoomorphic columns and four pillars containing the reliefs of 16 individuals and other images. Based on comparative analysis with other archaeological specimens and images from conquest era codices, I propose that all 16 individuals were warrior-kings in sacred dress bearing a suite of weapons associated with the Tollan-Xicocotitlan elite.
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