Drawing of Figure on Dos Pila Stela 16

Artist
Linda Schele
Date
1986
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
19 3/4 x 9 1/4 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-7317
Annotations
War; Fig. V.5 (a); Dos Pilas St 16
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.: 213, Fig. V.4;

S.D. Houston, Hieroglyphs and History at Dos Pilas: Dynastic Politics of the Classic Maya 1993:92, Fig. 3-28;

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.: 148, Fig. 4:17

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Site Found
Dos Pilas
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Stela
Description

Stela 2, ca. AD 736. Shows Ruler 3 in full battle attire, including a Teotihuacan-style Tlaloc warrior mask in front of his face, carrying a shield and spear while standing atop a bound captive.

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