coyolli (Mdz40r)
This iconographic example of a red string with jingle bells hanging from it is provided here as a comparison for looking at glyphs of bells. This example has four bells, each one with a loop at the top for stringing. The string may be a red leather thong as used for so many objects that involve tying. The bells are a terracotta-orange, which would support the glossator's interpretation of the metal being copper. Each bell has two sets of horizontal lines, and each one has an opening at the bottom where the sound can escape.
Stephanie Wood
caxcaueles grandes
de latón / o co
bre
cascabeles grandes de latón o cobre
Stephanie Wood
c. 1541, but by 1553 at the latest
Stephanie Wood
jingle bells, campanas, campanillas, cobre, pinjantes, suenan, metales
coyolli. A trio of bells engraved on a fragment of a representation of Coyolxauhqui, Museo del Templo Mayor. The Museo suggests that the sculpture may have been destroyed during or soon after the Spanish siege of Tenochtitlan (1521-25). Photography by Robert Haskett, 15 February 2023, who also wrote these comments.
coyolli
Codex Mendoza, folio 40 recto, https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00..., image 90 of 188.
Original manuscript is held by the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1; used here with the UK Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
