| Object Name: | Relief of ball game on step of Temple 33 |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Maya | |
| Site: | Yaxchilan, Chiapas | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Clearing the steps of Temple 33 in 1974, archaeologists found that they were carved in a series of ballgame scenes, showing Bird Jaguar III with several of his illustrious captives bound into the form of the large ball used in the ballgame sacrifice ritual. | ||
