Site: Dos Pilas | Schele Number: 7317 | Description: Stela 2, ca. ad 736. shows ruler 3 in full battle attire, including a teotihuacan-style tlaloc warrior mask in front of his face, carrying a shield and spear while standing atop a bound captive. | Architectural Feature: Stela | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Culture: Maya | Iconographic Features: Warfare | Publications: L. Schele and M. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art 1986:213, Fig. V.4 S.D. Houston, Hieroglyphs and History at Dos Pilas: Dynastic Politics of the Classic Maya 1993:92, Fig. 3-28 L. Schele and D. Freidel, A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya 1990:148, Fig. 4:17 | See Also: Schele Photos for "Dos Pilas" | |
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