An illustration of Lintel 24. A Maya limestone sculpture from Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico, c1885. After Desire Charnay (1828-1915). The lintel dates to about 723-726 AD, placing it within the Maya Late Classic period. It depicts the ruler of Yaxchilan, Itzamnaaj Bahlam III (647-742) and his consort Lady K’abal Xoc, performing a ceremony of bloodletting.

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