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1995. "Uxmal, Great Pyramid: detail of north facade showing pendant shields."
Scanned from George F. Andrews, Pyramids and Palace, Monsters and Masks; Vol. 1, Architecture of the Puuc Regions and the Northern Plains Area, 1995 (p. 90). Reproduced with permission of Labyrinthos publishers. |
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Corner stack of 3 masks; small faces between the fangs
of each mask.
Jan. 2001 |
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Showing that there were unusual,
tubelike projections between the snout and eyes of each mask,
all but one now broken.
Jan. 2001 |
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Showing upper mask with only
unbroken tubelike projection and small head framed by profiles
possibly of birds heads.
Jan. 2001 |
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Close up of head at left.
Jan. 2001 |
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The only surviving tube-like
projection.
Jan. 2001 |
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Middle of three small heads
on corner of recessed facade.
Jan. 2002 |
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Close up of head at left;
best preserved of the three heads.
Jan. 2001 |
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Close up of head at left.
Jan. 2001 |
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Lowest of three small heads
framed by profiles possibly of birds heads.
Jan. 2001 |
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Close up of head at left;
the three heads nearly identical.
Jan. 2001 |
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Medial molding and mosaic
pieces on west side of recessed southwest corner.
Jan. 2002 |
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