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Site:  Chichen Itza
Schele Number:  5006
Description:  Details of fragment from the exterior mural, north wall, Temple of the Warriors. Included are a furry animal, two skeletal dancers, rampant eagle, human ritualist with brazier, scorpion, and dog-like animal.
Architectural Feature:  Mural
Chronological Era:  Terminal Classic
Culture:  Maya
Iconographic Features:  Astronomy; Scorpion; Avian
Publications:  D. Freidel, L. Schele and J. Parker, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path 1993:322, Fig. 7:26
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Site:  Chichen Itza
Schele Number:  5039
Description:  Field sketch of celestial characters appearing in skyband at either the Nunnery Annex or Iglesia.
Chronological Era:  Terminal Classic
Culture:  Maya
Iconographic Features:  Skyband; Astronomy
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