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Bonampak,
State Chiapas, México Structure 1: Chamber 1, East Wall (detail) Late Classic (600-900 AD) 792 AD, Ŧ Jahaw Chaan Muwan II (776-790s AD) |
Comments: Comments: The painting technique employed consisted in first sketching the figures in a diluted red, then filling these in with other colours and, lastly outlining in black. The murals depict a total of 108 hieroglyphic texts, 270 human figures, and 30 godlike personages. |
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