Abstract

PAULINYI, Zoltán. Gobernante y palacio en Teotihuacán: un análisis iconogáfico. An. Inst. Investig. Estét [online]. 2025, vol.47, n.127, pp.47-84.  Epub Feb 13, 2026. ISSN 0185-1276.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iie.18703062e.2025.127.2916.

This article addresses linked topics which have been debated intensely in the specialized literature: it proposes to identify the rulers of Teotihuacán, and their palace, through iconographic analysis of images worked in different materials. I present new arguments in favor of my proposal that the figures wearing the Great Tasseled Headdress fulfilled the role of rulers of the city. I also analyze a set of images on ceramics which indicate that their palace, with martial attributes, was a triad of pyramids, probably also including a monumental ceremonial platform. I propose that a possible candidate for the seat of government of Teotihuacán is the archaeological triad of the Plaza of the Columns.

Keywords : lords with Great Tasseled Headdress; ruler; triad of pyramids; palace.

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