- Stele C with Stele F in background

Object Name: Stela C with Stela F in background
Creation Date: 200-900 AD
Culture: Classic Maya
Site: Copan
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Image source: © Dr. Manuel Aguilar
Most of the stelae in the main plaza, including Stela C and F, are monuments to "18 Rabbit", who ruled, accordíng to the hieroglyphic texts, as thírteen in a succession, from A.D. 695 to 738. Collectively, the portraits of 18 Rabbit and the accompanying hieroglyphic texts represents the multifaceted public image of a king, projected in Copán's principal civic space.


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