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| The Gateway of the Sun was built by the Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) civilization in what anthropologists believe was the 9th century. Tiwanaku was a major ceremonial center, and this gateway undoubtedly was used for ritual purposes. The center portion of the lintel, seen here, shows the figure of a god holding two staffs. Rays around his head end in circles or the heads of pumas. The style is similar to that of the Aztecs and Mayas. | ||||||
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| Tom Owen Edmunds/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| Native Americans of Middle and South America; Bolivia; Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture; Tiwanaku | ||||||
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