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FIG. 3 (right):
View of the façade of
the Feathered Serpent
Pyramid, assembled as a
mosaic of large and small
sculptures. The head of
the Feathered Serpent
juts out from the tablero.
Its body wraps around
the building and carries
a headdress thought to
represent a primordial
crocodile, or the so-called
War Serpent. The shells
surrounding the Feathered
Serpent emphasize that
the building represents
a watery location, like a
mountain rising from the
sea.
Photo: Jorge Pérez de Lara Elías,
© INAH.
Image courtesy of the Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco.