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Bonampak,
State Chiapas, México Stela 3 Late Classic (600-900 AD) Ŧ Jahaw Chaan Muwan II (776-790s AD) |
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Stela portrays a standing Jahaw Chaan Muwan II hovering over a second personage who has a paper bands inserted into the place of ear jewelry symbolizing defeat, captivity and total humiliation. The posture of the kneeling captive signifies submission. |
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