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Schele Number:  5503 Description:  Rollout drawing by nikolai grube of vessel k6547. on one side of the vessel a dead man, wrapped in a burial bundle, lies on a bench in his grave while mourners, dressed as the maize god, lament his death. on the other side the dead man, now reduced to bones, has been reborn as a cacao tree sprouting from the grave. Artifact:   Chronological Era:  Late Classic Notes:  Drawing by nikolai grube. Culture:  Maya Iconographic Features:  Axis Mundi, World Tree Publications:  L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:122, Fig. 3:27

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Site:  Tikal Schele Number:  7651 Description:  Stela 16, depicts ah-cacaw stands with staff balanced on forearms at the end of the katun, 9.14.0.0.0. skeletal image in headdress represents the god of the eveningstar. Hieroglyph:  Yes  Architectural Feature:  Stela Chronological Era:  Late Classic Culture:  Maya Publications:  L. Schele And D. Freidel, A Forest Of Kings: The Untold Story Of The Ancient Maya 1990:214, Fig. 5:28

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