SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
Toltec

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© South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison

Tula, Mexico. The Toltec Atlante figures on the Temple of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli were carved of basalt and stand about 4.6 metres high. They represent warriors and on their chests have a breastplate in the form of a butterfly.

 

 

 

 

 

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