. Bulletin. Ethnology. seler] TEMPLE PYRAMID OF TEPOXTIAN 345 itself, which the third terrace forms. This temple is formed of walls meters thick, constructed of blocks of red and black tezontle (porous volcanic i-ock) with copious mortar of lime and sand, and reaching to a height of meters. The roof has fallen in. From the ruins Mr Eodriguez was still able to determine that it had been a flat arch, with a maximum rise of meter, a span of 5 meters, and a thiclcness of meter, formed of pieces of tezontle and a great quantity of mortar, the use of which in thick laj^ers made the c
. Bulletin. Ethnology. seler] TEMPLE PYRAMID OF TEPOXTIAN 345 itself, which the third terrace forms. This temple is formed of walls meters thick, constructed of blocks of red and black tezontle (porous volcanic i-ock) with copious mortar of lime and sand, and reaching to a height of meters. The roof has fallen in. From the ruins Mr Eodriguez was still able to determine that it had been a flat arch, with a maximum rise of meter, a span of 5 meters, and a thiclcness of meter, formed of pieces of tezontle and a great quantity of mortar, the use of which in thick laj^ers made the construction possible. On the site of the front wall are to be seen the remains of two rectangidar masonry columns, which left a wide central doorway with a narrow one on each side. The inte-. Fiu. 84. Temple pyramid of Tepoxtlan, valley of Cuernavaca. rior space is divided by a wall, meter thick, pierced by a door- way, into two rooms, of which the front one runs back and the inner one meters, with a width of G meters. In the middle of the front room Rodriguez found a rectangular depression" {h in the plan, plate xl), and in it remains of charcoal and a couple of well- preserved pieces of copal. This was probably, therefore, the hearth where the sacred fire burned and whence, perhaps, glowing coals were obtained with which to burn incense to the god. In the axis of the inner chamber against the rear wall stood the idol. The doorwav connecting the two rooms has a width of " " Una oquedad ". form ". Saville erroneously writes in this place "a raised rectangular plat. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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