One identified monument selected from the supplied comparison; repeated attendants are not independent monuments.
surface · Tiwanaku
Gate of the Sun · frieze
An openly licensed detail now carries the record, with the supplied post image kept as a second view. A central staff-bearer is surrounded by rows of attendants, including bird-headed figures. The name “Viracocha” is an interpretation, not an inscriptional identification.
Dates, sources & image record
Carving date unresolved hereunresolved · The input register gives a broad Tiwanaku-period attribution. No object-specific dating source has been checked for this entry.
photograph · Dennis G. Jarvis. CC BY-SA 2.0. Image record Wikimedia Commons server-rendered JPEG at 1920 px wide; not cropped.
Another view of this exampleGate of the Sun, Tiwanaku: central staff-bearing figure and rows of attendants. Supplied reference; original photographer or compiler uncredited unless stated in the audit. · Rights unresolved; retained for source criticism. Not covered by the code licence. · Image record Existing published reference; consult the original image register for its transformation history.
Assyrian imagery
Nimrud protective figures
A documented example from a larger Assyrian relief tradition.
Why these examples belong together
This first edition includes one museum-identified panel. Additional panels must be registered before claims about frequency.
object · Nimrud
Nimrud protective figure
Met 32.143.7. This is a specific Assyrian relief, distinct from the Pergamon panel shown in the earlier atlas.
Dates, sources & image record
c. 883–859 BCEproduction · Museum attribution to the palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Date source
photograph · The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain / Open Access. Image record Museum web-large photograph downloaded unchanged (DP375422).
Another view of this exampleThe back of Hoa Hakananai’a photographed in different light Sanjay ach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image record None: copied or downloaded bytes unchanged
object · Orongo · Rapa Nui
Orongo birdman boulder
Museum number Oc1920,0506.1. A rounded form is close to the bent hand; the source reads it as an egg.
Dates, sources & image record
c. 1750–1875 CEcatalogue estimate · Approximate museum date; not direct dating of the motif. Date source
historical photograph · Katherine Routledge / Mana Expedition. Public domain. Image record Existing source image; displayed uncropped. No generated reconstruction.
Three relief birdmen belong to an Orongo rock surface; another printed view is not a new independent object.
Dates, sources & image record
Date unresolvedunresolved · A photograph published in 1919 gives a latest possible existence date, not an origin date.
historical photograph · Photographer not identified; Mana Expedition / British Museum archive. Public domain. Image record Existing source image; displayed uncropped. No generated reconstruction.
MAPSE 17-00-1312. The displayed image is a textured 3D record of a surface.
Dates, sources & image record
Date unresolvedunresolved · The 1974 museum transfer and 2020 digital recording do not date the painting.
3D record · Factum Foundation / Museo Rapa Nui. No open licence stated; small preview reproduced for critical comparison. Image record Unchanged publisher preview; a recorded surface, not an AI reconstruction.
A supplied post places Tiwanaku’s bird-headed attendants within a wider birdman comparison. Their poses, attributes and local histories need separate comparison.
Archaic Lens quoting Jason Wilde in the supplied 10 September 2026 screenshot; the wider grouping is an editorial cross-reference. Input coverage and identification audit
Look closely
What appears to correspond
Bird-headed figures occur in all three selected groups.
Keep in the frame
What differs or remains uncertain
Staff-bearing attendants, protective figures and Rapanui birdmen occupy different scenes and contexts.
“Viracocha” is a traditional identification of the central figure, not an inscription.
Transmission check
Transmission not yet assessed
This input-led extension has not established or excluded a transmission route.
What would move this forward
Trace the Tiwanaku carving’s chronology and iconographic scholarship.
Compare the literal pose and held attributes before comparing divine names.
Follow the evidence
Sources & scope
Source-led catalogue extension, not an independent specialist review.
An openly licensed detail of the carved lintel. The uploader's identification of the central figure as Viracocha is a traditional reading, not an inscription.
