Drawing of Basal Registers from North and West Walls, Lower Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza

Artist
Mark Van Stone
Date
Jun-96
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
7 3/4 x 19 1/4 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-5059
Annotations
North wall 15638, LTJ?, West wall 15637 (third of 3 parts)
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. 1998. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs. New York: Scribner: 8: 220-221

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Site Found
Chichen Itza
Geographic Region
Mexico, Yucatan, Northern Lowlands
Chronological Period
Terminal Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Mural?
Provenance
Lower Temple of the Jaguars?
Description

Basal register from west wall (above) and north wall (below) from carved relief, Lower Temple of the Jaguar, Great Ballcourt.

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