Site: Tikal? | Schele Number: 2006 | Description: Leiden plaque showing richly dressed maya lord standing on bound captive. lord holds double-headed serpent, from which emerge supernaturals, in his arms. | Current Location: Rijkismuseum Voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, Holland | Artifact: | Chronological Era: Early Classic | Culture: Maya | Object Size: 21.7 x 1 x 8.6 cm | Iconographic Features: Bicephalic Deity; Warfare | Publications: L. Schele and M. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art 1986:36, Fig. 12; 121, Plate 33 L. Schele and D. Freidel, A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya 1990:142, Fig. 4:12 | |
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