Site: Tikal | Schele Number: 2034 | Description: lintel 2, structure 5d-1-1st / temple 1. jasaw chan k'awiil ii sits atop a litter or palanquin wearing a deity mask while the supernatural waxaklajuun ub'aah k'awiil (the teotihuacan-style mosaic war serpent) rears above him. | Architectural Feature: Lintel | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Culture: Maya | Iconographic Features: Warfare; Seat, Bench, Throne; Litter, Palanquin | Publications: D. Freidel, L. Schele and J. Parker, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path, 1993:311, Fig. 7:18 L. Schele and D. Freidel, A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya 1990:209, Fig. 5:25 L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:87, Fig. 2.29b | See Also: Schele Photos for "" | |
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