| Object Name: | Lid of the Tomb of Pakal |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Classic Maya | |
| Site: | Palenque, Chiapas | |
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| Image source: | Drawing by Linda Schele | |
| This drawing made by Linda Schele clearly depicts Pakal falling in death into the open jaws of the underworld, along the axis mundi, and the cross-shaped tree of life that supports the heavens, which are represented by the two-headed serpent and the celestial bird. Pakal dies and immediately ascends to heaven converted into the Maize God. | ||
