| Object Name: | Tablet of the Cross and Accession of Kan-Kul (Palace Tablet) |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Classic Maya | |
| Site: | Palenque, Chiapas | |
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| Image source: | Photo by Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The carved tablet of the Temple of the Cross is within the pib na, a room within a room, the "underworld house" within the "sacred mountain". This panel depicts the cross-shaped tree of life and the two headed serpent surmounted by the celestial bird flanked by Chan Bahlum at his accession, and witnessed by his dead father, Pakal. | ||
