- Reconstruction drawing of bas-relief in Temple of the Sun

Object Name: Reconstruction drawing of bas-relief in Temple of the Sun
Creation Date: 200-900 AD
Culture: Classic Maya
Site: Palenque, Chiapas
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Image source: CSULA Art Dept Visual Resources
In this bas-relief in the Temple of the Sun we can see Chan Bahlum and his dead father face each other across the World Tree whose central position in this composition reiterates that it is the Quadripartite Sun Monster frozen partly above and partly below the cosmos.





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