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The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The rooms, arranges around a court- yard, belong to the priestly residences. The square pillars show reliefs of the quetzal-bird; the eye- sockets of the birds are inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th)
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The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The r...

Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The low relief shows quetzal-birds with eyes inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th CE).
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Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in t...

Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the Quetzal-Mariposa Palace, Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the...

Two heads of feathered serpents, right and left of the steep stairs leading to the upper section of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. 11th.
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Two heads of feathered serpents, right and left of the steep stairs leading...

A kneeling figure and the head of a feathered serpent on a landing of the steep stairs which lead to the upper section of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza. 11th.
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A kneeling figure and the head of a feathered serpent on a landing of the stee...

Heads of two feathered serpents from the upper section of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza. 11th.
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Heads of two feathered serpents from the upper section of the Temple of...

Head of a feathered serpent from the stairs leading to the upper temple of the Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. During the equinoxes, when the rays of the rising sun hit the pyramid, the shadows on the ramp seem to form the serpent's body. 11th.
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Head of a feathered serpent from the stairs leading to the upper temple of t...

Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The reliefs show Indian warriors, and eagles and jaguars devouring human hearts. 11th.
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Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The reliefs show Indian warriors, and eagles and jaguars devouring human hearts. 11th.
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Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The reliefs show Indian warriors, and eagles and jaguars devouring human hearts. 11th.
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Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The reliefs show Indian warriors, and eagles and jaguars devouring human hearts. 11th.
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Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The reliefs show Indian warriors, and eagles and jaguars devouring human hearts. 11th.
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Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...