Schele Number: 5503 | Description: rollout drawing by nikolai grube of vessel k6547. on one side of the vessel a dead man, wrapped in a burial bundle, lies on a bench in his grave while mourners, dressed as the maize god, lament his death. on the other side the dead man, now reduced to bones, has been reborn as a cacao tree sprouting from the grave. | Artifact: | Chronological Era: Late Classic | Notes: drawing by nikolai grube. | Culture: Maya | Iconographic Features: Axis Mundi, World Tree | Publications: L. Schele and P. Mathews, The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs 1998:122, Fig. 3:27 | See Also: Schele Photos for "" | |
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