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Tablet of the Foliated Cross - Wall Relief
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• Product Number: #P-011S
• Type: Wall Relief
• Material: Cultured Marble
• Finish: Antique Stone
• Origin: Temple of the Foliated Cross,
Palenque, Mexico, 698 A.D.
• Size: 20.5" wide, 16" tall
• Product Number: #P-011S
• Type: Wall Relief
• Material: Cultured Marble
• Finish: Antique Stone
• Origin: Temple of the Foliated Cross,
Palenque, Mexico, 698 A.D.
• Size: 20.5" wide, 16" tall
$85.95
HISTORY: The original of this tablet is in the Temple of the Foliated Cross, one of three temples in Palenque, known as the Group of the Cross, built by King Chan-Bahlam to commemorate and celebrate his accension rites to the throne after the death of his father, King Pacal. Chan Bahlam is on the left side, dressed simply in a loin cloth, with his long hair wrapped in readiness to don the heavy headdress of kingship. Pacal stands on the other side, dressed in burial apparel and holding the insignia of royal power. The passing of royal authority will occur at the end of ten days of accession rites. In the center, the tree of life is represented by a maize plant rising from a band of water and the Kan-cross Waterlily Monster, symbolizing the waters of the earth as the source of life. In the crown of the tree sits a huge water bird wearing the mask of the Celestial Bird. The branches of the tree are ears of maize manifested as human heads since in Maya tradition, human flesh was made from maize dough. Pacal is shown giving to his son a personal bloodletter, an instrument for bloodletting rituals and vision quests. It drew the blood of the King and brought on the trance that opened the portal to Shivalva (the Maya underworld) and brought forth the Gods.
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