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Plate XL. Sahagun's Plan of the Tecpan in Mexico City. 

 After Seler. Among the details shown are: (a) The two great temples; 

 (6) the Quauhxicalli or eagle bowl; (c) One of the Callimecatl, or priest 

 houses; (e) An eagle house or warriors' shrine; (/) The Teotlachtli or 

 ball court of the gods; (g) Tzompantli or skull rack; (h) The temple of 

 Xipi; (£) The Temalacatl or Gladiator Stone; (k) The Colhuacan 

 Teocalli or temple of Colhuacan; (l-ni) The gods 5 Lizard and 5 House 

 respectively; (n) Dance courts; (o) Coatenamitl or Serpent Wall, so 

 called because it was decorated with heads of serpents. 



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