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Palenque Sarcophagus Lid Replica
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Replica of Mayan
original that resides
beneath the Temple of
Inscriptions in the
city of Palenque. In
1949 Alberto Ruz
Lhuillier, the
director of the
Mexican National
Institute of
Anthropology, was in
the process of
excavating the city
of Palenque. While
studying an
architectural oddity
in the floor of the
Temple of
Inscriptions,
Lhuillier realized
that the stone floor
was false. Upon
removing the
limestone slabs he
discovered a rubble
filled staircase
leading beneath the
temple and into the
heart of the
pyramid. Three years
of backbreaking
excavation revealed a
massive stone
sarcophagus. Sealing
the sarcophagus was a
twelve by seven foot
limestone slab
bearing an elaborate
carving. Lhuillier
and his men raised
the five ton lid to
reveal the body and
funeral items of Lord
Pacal, who ruled
Palenque from 615 to
683 A.D.
Lord Pacal is the
central figure of the
carving. He lies in
an offering bowl,
about to descend into
the jaws of the Earth
Monster, here
depicted as a sacred
skeletal snake. The
jaws are the portal
to the underworld,
through which Pacal
must pass before
rising back up to the
heavens on the world
tree, or Axis Mundi,
which rises behind
him.
The top and bottom of
the carving contain
the portraits and
names of Pacal's
leading nobles during
his reign. The left
and right side of the
carving bear sky
bands, special glyphs
that represent the
stars and planets.
The arrangement and
positioning of the
glyphs within the sky
band mark the
positions of the
stars in the sky and
are used much like a
calendar to record
the date of a certain
event.
Hand colored cast
stone wall sculpture
20" x 12" 13 lbs.
Ready to hang.
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Product Details:
NAME: Palenque Sarcophagus Lid Replica
TYPE: Reproduction
MANUFACTURER: Shop
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