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Summary
: Ea10944
: World Cultures
: painting
: tracing: Painting depicting part of the southern panel of the west wall, Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza, Mexico. Tracing inked over in red then watercolour paint. Detail from centre bottom of wall: the Sun Disc, warrior wearing green feather headdress and holding weapons within rayed circle, shown on top of a standard in the camp. Partial figures of warriors dance around the Sun Disc. Officer (Warrior A in Ringle) sits at the base of the standard: he has a red aura, yellow flames, blue cap and green feathered serpent protecting him.
Current Location
: Breton Collection
: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Latin America / Central America, Americas: Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Great Ball Court
: Toltec/Maya
: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Latin America / Central America, Americas: South end of West wall, Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Great Ball Court
: 850
: [Book] Coggins, Clemency C. & Shane, Orrin C. Cenote of sacrifice: Maya Treasures from the Sacred Well at Chichen Itza.: [Article] Ringle, William M. The Art of War: imagery of the Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza. Ancient Mesoamerica. 20/1 (2009): Given by Colonel Breton, 1923.