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Chichén Itzá Mérida & KabahUxmalPalenqueYaxchilánBonampakTulumSian Ka'an & CancúnTikalParque NacionalChicago |
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Palenque, State Chiapas, México: Museo A. R. Lhuillier Temple XVII: Wall relief (detail) Late Classic (600-900 AD) 687 AD, Ŧ K'inich Chaan Balam II (684-702 AD) |
Comments: King
of Palenque in the scene of captive's
humiliation (previous photo).
The ruler equipped with a serrated spear and a fle- xible shield. Unique to the Maya cultural area War Serpent in the head- dress alludes to the great military prestige of distant Teotihuacán. |
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