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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SAM-bol-002. Rayed (crowned?) deity (Portal God, Staff God, Sun God, Viracocha, or Tunupa?) holding zoomorphic staffs (representations of thunder and lightning?) in both hands, flanked by the advancing (?) 32 anthropocephalic (human-headed) and 16 avianocephalic (bird-headed) winged creatures (shamans?) - all holding zoomorphic staffs in front of them and facing the central figure. |
| Medium: | Category (Object): |
Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Stone | Low and high relief (Front (east) side, lintel, central part, carved decoration, detail, in situ?) |
Unknown | Early Intermediate-Middle Horizon, 500-900 AD (?) |
Kalasasaya Temple, Tiwanaku, Ingavi, La Paz, West Bolivia |
Gate of the Sun |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Bolivian Expedition, 20 February 2017). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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