Site: Palenque | Schele Number: 509 | Description: details from sarcophagus cover, temple of inscriptions. featuring maw of the underworld and world tree. | Architectural Feature: Burial, Sarcophagus | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Culture: Maya | Publications: L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:109, Fig. 14a
L. Schele And M. Miller, The Blood Of Kings: Dynasty And Ritual In Maya Art 1986:283, Plate 111c
L. Schele And P. Mathews, The Code Of Kings: The Language Of Seven Sacred Maya Temples And Tombs 1998:113, Fig. 3.18 | See Also: Schele Photos for "" | |
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