Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Carved Portal at Chichén Itzá
Relief panels and geometric stonework surround a dark rectangular entrance. Le Plongeon’s illustration list places the portal on the eastern palace façade at Chichén and interprets one panel as a creator within a cosmic egg.
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Photographer not identified. "The Carved Portal at Chichén Itzá" [editorial title]. In Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx, Augustus Le Plongeon. 1900 historical edition, 1900, Published by the author. Source scan leaf 201. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0537-0201
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The historical source proposes speculative ancient geography or cultural connections. Reproducing its images does not establish its claims about Atlantis, Lemuria or relationships among ancient cultures.
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Photographer not identified. The Carved Portal at Chichén Itzá. Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx. Scan leaf 201. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0537-0201