IDNO

T.145742.BUS

Description

A close-up of an incised skull image with decorative swirls on it, probably representing the Aztec “day sign” for 6 Death, on the side of a pyramid. These signs or glyphs are from the Mixtec / Aztec calendar. A woven bag is used for scale in the photograph. [TB 23/2/2015]

Place

C America; Mexico; Valley of Mexico [Tlatelolco]

Cultural Affliation

Aztec

Named Person

Photographer

Bushnell, Geoffrey

Collector / Expedition

Bushnell, Geoffrey

Date

1962

Collection Name

Bushnell Collection

Source

Bushnell, Patrick [Son]

Format

Transparency 35mm Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.145474.BUS - T. .BUS were located in a cardboard box now numbered C797/.

T.145708.BUS - T.145819.BUS were located in a cardboard box now numbered C797/11.