teopantli (Mdz19r)

This black-line drawing with added paint is an iconographic example for the noun teopantli (temple and, eventually, church). It is shown in profile, facing toward the viewer's right. The steps (on the right) are articulated. A horizontal, thick, red, wooden beam appears over the entrance, and above that is a black rectangle with many small white circles, which may represent stars. The vertical beam at the doorway has multicolored stripes. The perspective of the lintel and the roof designs are what one would see if looking at the front of the building, not the side, so the perspective shifts.