Tzompantli

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English: A tzompantli is a structure found and depicted in many Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian civilizations, consisting of a wooden rack used to display the skulls of captives and other sacrificial victims.

Codex illustrations

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  • A tzompantli depicted in the 16th C. Aztec manuscript, the Codex Durán.
    A tzompantli depicted in the 16th C. Aztec manuscript, the Codex Durán.
  • A tzompantli illustrated to the right of a depiction of the Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan dedicated to the deity Huitzilopochtli; from the 1587 manuscript, the Codex Tovar (also called the Ramirez Codex).
    A tzompantli illustrated to the right of a depiction of the Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan dedicated to the deity Huitzilopochtli; from the 1587 manuscript, the Codex Tovar (also called the Ramirez Codex).
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