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Site:  Palenque Schele Number:  158 Description:  Pier b from temple of the inscriptions. based on the quetzal and jaguar in the headdress, the standing figure may represent k'uk' b'alam i, founder of the palenque dynasty. the child cradled in his arms is presumably k'inich kan b'alam ii. however, the child exhibits a flaming axe in his forehead and one foot in the form of a serpent; traits that are diagnostic of k'awiil. Current Location:  Palenque, Temple Of The Inscriptions Architectural Feature:  Pier Chronological Era:  Late Classic Culture:  Maya Iconographic Features:  Child; God Gii, God K, K'awiil Publications:  L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:100, Fig. 3.6 M.G. Robertson, The Sculpture of Palenque Vol. 1, 1985:Plate 20

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Site:  Tikal Schele Number:  2015 Description:  Comparison of warriors from stuccoed ceramic vessels in burial 10, with mosaic serpent from temple of quetzalcoatl facade, teotihuacan. Chronological Era:  Early Classic Culture:  Maya Publications:   L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:112, Fig. 21, Fig. 22b-c

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Site:  Uxmal Schele Number:  3005 Description:  Fat quetzal from frieze of north building frieze, nunnery quadrangle. Architectural Feature:  Façade Chronological Era:  Terminal Classic Culture:  Maya Iconographic Features:  Avian Publications:  L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:272, Fig. 7.22

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Schele Number:  3553 Description:  Various headdresses, quetzal headdress of lady sak k'uk' from sarcophagus, temple of the inscriptions, palenque; chac-xib-chac headdress and mask from stela 2, machaquila; lintel 14, yaxchilan; drum major headdress from palace tablet, palenque; domed headdress from lintel 2, piedras negras Chronological Era:  Late Classic Culture:  Maya Iconographic Features:  Avian; Drum Major Headdress Publications:  L. Schele and M. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art 1986:68, 69, Figs. I.3(i-m)

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Site:  Teotihuacan Schele Number:  7106 Description:  Mosaic tlaloc war headdress from temple of quetzalcoatl Architectural Feature:  Façade Chronological Era:  Early Classic Culture:  Teotihuacan Iconographic Features:  Warfare; Tlaloc War Headdress Publications:  L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:112, Fig. 21

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Site:  Teotihuacan Schele Number:  7312 Description:  Detail of façade from temple of quetzalcoat. Architectural Feature:  Façade Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative Culture:  Teotihuacan Publications:  L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:285, Fig. 7.38

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