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Peter Mathews
Yax B'alam    Ruler of Santa Elena Poco Uinic (born AD 766(?), ruled 782-790)SEP 001
Portraits

SEP:Stela 1
Drawing by Peter Mathews
The Front of Stela 1 was carved with a figure, now badly weathered, but it appears to portray a deity rather than a human. Stela 1 of Santa Elena Poco Uinic portrays a human, but no accompanying inscription survives. Based on its style, Stela 1 was likely commissioned around the same time as Stela 3. I have tentatively ascribed it to the reign of Yax B'alam, and I include the Stela 1 portrait here.



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