File:Yaxchilán lintel.jpg

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Yaxchilan Lintel 24 Ancient Maya carving from Yaxchilan (copy)

Lintel 24, structure 23, Yaxchilan, as published by Désiré Charnay, 1885; scanned and uploaded to en:Wikipedia by Infrogmation on 4 December, 2003.

The sculpture depicts a sacred blood-letting ritual which took place on 26 October 709. King "Shield Jaguar" is shown holding a torch, while Queen "Lady Xoc" draws a barbed rope through her pierced tongue.

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current18:25, 28 March 2014Thumbnail for version as of 18:25, 28 March 2014343 × 460 (92 KB)Quibik (talk | contribs)Removed moire (almost).
21:35, 18 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 21:35, 18 May 2005343 × 460 (75 KB)El Comandante (talk | contribs)Lintel 24, structure 23, Yaxchilan, as published by Charnay, 1885 {{PD-US}}

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