Madrid Codex Astronomer
Item
Title
Madrid Codex Astronomer
Description
Detail of Page 34 of the Madrid Codex. A depiction of an astronomer looking out into space.
Contributor
Museo de América
Coverage
Post-Classic Era Mayan writing, artistic symbolism
Creator
Unknown Mayan Author/Artist
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Date
Dated some time between 1200 and 1450 CE.
Format
PNG; Accordion-style folding codex
Identifier
Language
No language is used in this image, but the overall document is written in Yucatec Mayan script.
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public Domain
Subject
Mayan Codex, Astronomy
Original Format
Painting on Huun-paper