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Yaxchilán,
State Chiapas, México Structure 21: Stela 35 (back side detail, reflection) Late Classic (600-900 AD) Ŧ Yaxun Balam (Bird Jaguar) IV (752-772 AD) |
Comments: Yaxun Balam (Bird Jaguar) IV's mother, Lady Ik Skull (also known as Lady Evening Star), pulls a rope studded with obsidian shards through her tongue in order to obtain blood for the ritual of con- juring of a Vision Serpent. After blood was collected it was incinerated. |
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