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Site:  Tikal Schele Number:  2014 Description:  Three inscribed bones from burial 116. shows paddler deities in canoe bearing maize god and supernatural anthropomorphic iguana, spider monkey, parrot and dog. Current Location:  Museo Morley, Parque Nacional Tikal, Guatemala Artifact:   Chronological Era:  Late Classic Culture:  Maya Iconographic Features:  God E, Maize God; Paddler Deities; Monkey; Reptilian, Amphibian Publications:  L. Schele and M. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art 1986:270, Fig. VII.1 D. Freidel, L. Schele and J. Parker, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path, 1993:90, Fig. 2:25; 245, Fig. 5:6c

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Site:  Tikal Schele Number:  2020 Description:  Altar 5. disinterred bones rest between two kneeling dancers. Current Location:  Museo Nacional De Antropología Y Ethnología, Guatemala City, Guatemala Architectural Feature:  "altar" Chronological Era:  Late Classic Culture:  Maya Publications:  D. Freidel, L. Schele and J. Parker, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path, 1993:263, Fig. 6:7

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Site:  Tikal Schele Number:  2039 Description:  Effigy vessel, burial 10. two part vessel represents old god sitting on stool made of human long bones while holding aloft a decapitated head. Current Location:  Museo Nacional De Antropología Y Ethnología, Guatemala City, Guatemala Artifact:   Chronological Era:  Early Classic Culture:  Maya Publications:  L. Schele and D. Freidel, A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya 1990:150, Fig. 4:19d

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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:  Tonina Schele Number:  6505 Description:  Stucco wall known as "mural de las cuatros eras." the left panel presents a large skeletal god a' wearing turtle shells atop his feet and holding a decapitated head; a pattern of feathers forming crossed bands with a central medallion containing a disembodied head; and a small yellow pocket gopher carrying a jar containing a head; glyphic text identifies these characters. the right panel is more eroded but contains the same crossed bands of feathers and disembodied head pattern; a small individual reclines on a seat or bed of human bones. Hieroglyph:  Yes  Architectural Feature:  Panel, Tablet, Wall Stucco Chronological Era:  Late Classic Notes:  Drawn after a postcard published in mexico. associated image: left side only - d. freidel, l. schele and j. parker, maya cosmos: three thousand years on the shaman's path 1993:320, fig. 7:25; s. martin and n. grube, chronicle of the maya kings and queens: deciphering the dynasties of the ancient maya 2000:185 bottom. Culture:  Maya Iconographic Features:  God A', Animal, Snake, Turtle Shell, Decapitation, Feather

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Site:  Copan Schele Number:  7620 Description:  The image of the last ruler of copan, yax-pac is inscribed on this bone. the bone was found sealed in a deep shaft in the floor of the central chamber of structure 11, along with obsidian blades, bird bones and human teeth. this deer tibia is inscribed with simple text: an eroded introductory verb, followed by yax-pac's name at b1; at b2-a3, he is named as a three-katun ahau; a batab title completes the inscription. an unnamed woman at left, is dressed in a jaguar pelt skirt. both stand on skyband symbols, but he is supported and elevated by a large venus symbol. Current Location:  Instituto Hondureño De Antropología E Historia Architectural Feature:  Incised Bone Chronological Era:  Late Classic Notes:  Ad 750-800. this representation of yax-pac, with a beard and domed haircut, is very similar to his portrait on stela 11, which is a posthumous monument set in front of structure 18, his funerary pyramid. Culture:  Maya Object Size:  24.6 x 5 cm Iconographic Features:  King Yax-pac, Incised Bone Publications:  L. Schele And M. Miller, Blood Of Kings 1986:152, Plate 50a

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