IDNO

T.145758.BUS


Description

Close-up of Aztec “day signs” carved on the side of a stone pyramid, including 4 Dog, 3 Water, 2 Rabbit, and 1 Monkey. These signs or glyphs are from the Mixtec / Aztec calendar. A small portion of the Plaza de las tres Culturas (plaza of the three cultures) is in the background.
A woven bag is used for scale in the photograph. [TB 23/2/2015]


Place

C America; Mexico; Mexico City [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.


FM:283910

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