Lintel 24, Maya, Late Classic period, c600-900. Artist: Unknown

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Maya relief of a priest cutting his tongue on a rope of thorns, from Lintel 24, House E, at Menche, Late Classic period, c600-900. One of a series of three panels from Structure 23 at Yaxchilan, where it was set above the left (south-east) doorway. From the British Museum's collection.

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Size: 3738px × 4681px
Location: World,North and Central America,Mexico,Chiapas,Yaxchilán
Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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