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Yaxchilán,
State Chiapas, México Structure 44: Lintel 46 (detail) Late Classic (600-900 AD) Ŧ Itzamnah Balam (Shield Jaguar) III (681-742 AD) |
Comments: Sculptor signature (713 AD): a hieroglyph with the head of a bat as its main sign is an expression meaning "engraving" or "scul-pting." The reconstructed word y-uxul is based on the verb root uxul, "to carve or scrape." This is followed by the artist's name: Tz'ib Chaak. |
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