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Yaxchilán,
State Chiapas, México Structure 33: Lintel 1 Late Classic (600-900 AD) 752 AD, Ŧ Yaxun Balam (Bird Jaguar) IV (752-772 AD) |
Comments: Yaxun Balam IV on the day of his enthronement, 29 April, 752 AD, getting ready for a ceremonial dance of "dispersing of drops". One of his wives, Ish Chak Cham (Lady Great Skull), holds out a jades bundle to him while he prepares for a dance with the k'awiil scepter. |
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