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Maya King Pacal on the Lid of the Sacophagus of Palenque Sculpture Relief
Item No. 1091S
Reproduction after the original from the Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico. 692 A.D.
In the city of Palenque, in a temple on top of a pyramid, the archaeologist Albert Lluillier found in 1952
the access to a funerary cript that houses the sarcophagus of the King Pacal Votan the Great (615-683
A.D.). The Soviet scientist Alexander Kazantev came out with the theory that the relief on the lid of the
sarcophagus represents an astronaut and his spaceship but according to the Mayan legend, the
symbolism of the lid shows King Pacal falling into the jaws of the Earth monster each night to rise again
with the power of the sun each morning. Its teeth are enlarged to demonstrate its encompassing power.
At the top is the mythological "Moun" bird. The pillar-like construction above Pacal's head is the tree of
life. The original lid in Mexico is twelve feet long.
Made of cast stone.
Dimensions: 14"H x 8.5"W x .5"D
Weight: 5 lbs
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please contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$59.00
Item No. 1091S
Reproduction after the original from the Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico. 692 A.D.
In the city of Palenque, in a temple on top of a pyramid, the archaeologist Albert Lluillier found in 1952
the access to a funerary cript that houses the sarcophagus of the King Pacal Votan the Great (615-683
A.D.). The Soviet scientist Alexander Kazantev came out with the theory that the relief on the lid of the
sarcophagus represents an astronaut and his spaceship but according to the Mayan legend, the
symbolism of the lid shows King Pacal falling into the jaws of the Earth monster each night to rise again
with the power of the sun each morning. Its teeth are enlarged to demonstrate its encompassing power.
At the top is the mythological "Moun" bird. The pillar-like construction above Pacal's head is the tree of
life. The original lid in Mexico is twelve feet long.
Made of cast stone.
Dimensions: 14"H x 8.5"W x .5"D
Weight: 5 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide -
please contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$59.00
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