Tula, Temple of the Moon, detail of two parts of one of the gigantic columns showing construction

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Title

Tula, Temple of the Moon, detail of two parts of one of the gigantic columns showing construction

Subject

Toltec sculpture | Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico)

Description

Fuller's complete label reads: "Sculp. Mexico: Tula, Toltec culture 900-1200 A.D. Temple of the Moon – Detail: two parts of one of the gigantic columns showing how they were constructed by being mortised together. Bas relief of a warrior." Note that 'Pyramid of the Moon' is the commonly used modern name.
Scanned on a Epson Perfection V600 Photo scanner at 1200 dpi.
49 w x 49 h mm (including frame) ; 34 w x 29 h mm (slide).

Creator

Fuller, Richard E. (Richard Eugene), 1897-1976

Date

November 1948

Rights

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Format

application / tiff

Type

image

Medium

slide

Spatial Coverage

Tula, Mexico

Citation

Fuller, Richard E. (Richard Eugene), 1897-1976, “Tula, Temple of the Moon, detail of two parts of one of the gigantic columns showing construction,” Seattle Art Museum Libraries: Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://samlibraries.omeka.net/items/show/1410.