Note 773 — Chapter XVIII · ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS.
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The eaves or the domes of the temples were decorated with fine red and white pillars, set with jet black stones and holding two figures of stone with torches in their hands, which supported a battlement in form of spiral shells; the torches were adorned with yellow and green feathers and fringes. Acosta, Hist. de las Ynd., p. 333; Montanus, Nieuwe Weereld, p. 242.