Site: Piedras Negras | Schele Number: 7621 | Description: Stela 12, september 15 ad 795, ruler sitting atop a flight of stairs receives two war captains, who present him with a pile of captives. eight captives are tied together on the lower register, and many show signs of having been tortured. ruler wears what could be a shrunken human body or possibly an olmec heirloom. | Architectural Feature: Stela | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Culture: Maya | Iconographic Features: Prisoners, Spears, Warfare | Publications: L. Schele and M. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art 1986:219, Fig. V.8
L. Schele And D. Freidel, A Forest Of Kings: The Untold Story Of The Ancient Maya 1990:382, Fig. 10:2 | See Also: Schele Photos for "olmec" | |
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