Drawing of Mural Adorning South Bench, Temple of the Chac Mool Depicting Procession of Seated Priests

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
8 3/4 x 30 1/4
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-5064
Annotations
Temple of Chac Mool, South Bench part after Morris, Charlot and Morris
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 370, Fig. 9:19

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Site Found
Chichen Itza
Chronological Period
Terminal Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Painted bench
Description

South bench, Inner Chamber, Temple of the Chac Mool showing six of the 14 figures, each sitting on a jaguar-pelt covered seat.

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