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A Mayan frieze shows an offering of incense is being presented to a serpent spirit

Panel 1 from Pomona. To the left is the partial depiction of Muyaal Hix Chaak, ruler of Pomona, a Maya site, east of Palenque. To the right a sub-ruler (sajal) and priest (ti'sak hu'n). The event occurs at the close of a 3-day ceremony to celebrate the end of k'atun, January 20, 771 AD. An offering of incense is being presented to a serpent spirit from the waters of the underworld.

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Title: A Mayan frieze shows an offering of incense is being presented to a serpent spirit

Caption: Panel 1 from Pomona. To the left is the partial depiction of Muyaal Hix Chaak, ruler of Pomona, a Maya site, east of Palenque. To the right a sub-ruler (sajal) and priest (ti'sak hu'n). The event occurs at the close of a 3-day ceremony to celebrate the end of k'atun, January 20, 771 AD. An offering of incense is being presented to a serpent spirit from the waters of the underworld.

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Image size: 4120 × 4034 px | 47.6 MB

Print size: 34.9 × 34.2 cm | 1622.0 × 1588.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: AMERICAN INDIANS: MAYA • CULT, MAYA • KING • MAYA CULTURE • MAYA • MAYAN • MAYAS • MEXICO • PALENQUE • PANEL 1 • POMONA • POMONA. MUYAAL HIX CHAAK • PRIEST • PRIESTS • RULER