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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-gua-003. The curl-snouted crocodile-shaped glyph of the Tikal ruler Yax·Nuun·Ahiin I (First·?·Crocodile/Curl·Snout/ Curl·Nose, r. 379-404 AD) - here, exactly in the centre: fourth column, third row; on the artefact: block E20 (column E, row 20), also at A23. King Yax·Nuun·Ahiin I was buried in Temple 34 (Burial 10) accompanied by nine sacrificed youths and a headless crocodile. |
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| Limestone | Low relief (Stele 31, back side, carved hieroglyphic inscription, detail) |
Unknown | Early Classic, Sihyaj·Chan·K'awiil II (Storm·Sky/ Manikin·Cleft·Sky, r. 411-456 AD), 445 AD |
Summit of Temple 33, North Acropolis, Tikal, Flores, Peten, North Guatemala |
Sylvanus G. Morley Museum, Tikal, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Guatemalan Expedition, 4-6 March 2007). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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