Schele Number: 5521 | Description: Rollout drawing of vessel k1226 showing hero twin, hun ajaw shooting celestial bird (itzam-ye) as he lands in the world tree. | Artifact: | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Culture: Maya | Iconographic Features: Headband Twin Deities; Astronomy; Axis Mundi, World Tree; Scorpion; Serpent | Publications: D. Freidel, L. Schele and J. Parker, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path, 1993:70, Fig. 2:7c
L. Schele And D. Freidel, A Forest Of Kings: The Untold Story Of The Ancient Maya 1990:256, Fig. 6:19 | See Also: Schele Photos for "144" | |
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