Tenoch Discovers the New World
The Story
The patriarch of the Aztecs brings back to his homeland techniques of building monuments.
Background is a scene of Abu Simbel. The box shows the way looked long ago, we can’t tell whether the site is being filled in with sand or whether it is being uncovered. The gold statue in the middle is of an unknown pharaoh and his consort. The 3D effect of the background is brought forward with the wooden rafters. Sand surrounds the base of the statue. Four capped columns outline the box. Ceiling is painted to compliment the colors of the box .