Plate 218 — Tudela Codex
Artista: Anónimo tlacuilo mexica (Códice Tudela)
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Tudela
This plate 218 from the Tudela Codex features two rows of pre-Hispanic style glyphs or pictographic signs, created by an anonymous tlacuilo in the 16th century. Each figure, vibrant in color and defined by clear outlines, represents Mesoamerican iconographic elements with great detail, possibly associated with deities, calendrical days, or ritualistic concepts. The technique of manuscript illumination on paper is characteristic of codices that sought to preserve indigenous knowledge after the Conquest. Its value lies in being an essential visual testimony of the worldview and pictographic art of ancient Mexico.
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