| PYRAMIDS & BALL COURTS OF THE MAYA KINGDOMS: MEXICO & GUATEMALA (24 Feb-9 Mar 2007) | www.alexpeditions.net |
Chichén Itzá Mérida & KabahUxmalPalenqueYaxchilánBonampakTulumSian Ka'an & CancúnTikalParque NacionalChicago |
|
|
YAXCHILÁN | (48
of 60) NEXT
PHOTO |
PREVIOUS
PHOTO  |
| Location: Monument: Period: Date: |
Yaxchilán,
State Chiapas, México Structure 20: Lintel 13 Late Classic (600-900 AD) Ŧ Yaxun Balam (Bird Jaguar) IV (752-772 AD) |
Comments: Yaxun Balam (Bird Jaguar) IV and his wife Chak Chami (Lady Great Skull) wielding hafted bloodletters and other bloodletting paraphernalia. A large serpent disgorges the probable form of their child, the future Itzamnah Balam (Shield Jaguar) IV (772-ca.800 AD). |
| Copyright © 2004-2013 Alexei Alexeev. All rights reserved. | Optimal: GC/FF/IE; 1280 x 1024; Ev<10² Lux | Version: 07.05.2013 |