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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: Captive
trampled by his conqueror - the king of Palenque
(next photo). The text on the top of the
relief (not shown) appears to refer to the defeat of the great rival of Palenque, the kingdom of Tonina. Strips of paper in place of jade jewelry - form of humiliation. |
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