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Tulúm: Temple of the Frescoes, drawn by Catherwood
Temple of the Frescoes (Stephens and Catherwood 1843).
This
accurate view of the Temple of the Frescoes at Tulúm, drawn in 1841 by
Frederick Catherwood with the aid of a camera obscura, shows relief
sculptures on the roof facade above the columns.
The
ground-floor paintings within the antechambers are in the
Mixteca-Puebla style, and date from the end of the Late Postclassic
period (AD 1450-1520). Included among the subjects are the Mayan god
Itzamná and goddess Ix Chel.
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