| Object Name: | Temple of the Sun |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Classic Maya | |
| Site: | Palenque, Chiapas | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The motif on the back panel of the pib na in the Temple of the Sun (the western building, called the "mah kina cab") is associated with the setting sun and death; it commemorates warfare, captive sacrifice, and the underworld's jaguar patron. | ||
