Detail of a carved wood lintel from Temple IV at Tikal, collected in 1877 by the explorer Gustav Bernoulli
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Detail of a carved wood lintel from Temple IV at Tikal, collected in 1877 by the explorer Gustav Bernoulli

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Detail of a carved wood lintel from Temple IV at Tikal, collected in 1877 by the explorer Gustav Bernoulli, The lintel portrays Yikin Chan Kawiil seated under a double headed serpent, flanked by glyphs and was commissioned to celebrate his victory over El Peru in 743. Guatemala. Maya. 741 AD. Tikal.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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UMG12A25_277

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