Site: Chichen Itza | Schele Number: 5044 | Description: rollout of north inner column, lower temple of the jaguar, great ballcourt. the four women carved on this column have been identified as chaak-chel, the midwife, and sak ixik, the wife of the maize god. | Architectural Feature: Column | Chronological Era: Terminal Classic | Culture: Maya | Publications: L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:216, Fig. 6.11, A3 | See Also: Schele Photos for "" | |
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