| Object Name: | View of Palenque |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Classic Maya | |
| Site: | Palenque, Chiapas | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| One remarkable feature of Palenque is the absence of freestanding sculptured monuments. Rather than appearing on stelae or altars, the portraits of Palenque's rulers were either carved on stone panels or modeled in plaster, and then placed on the walls of buildings. | ||
