Palenque
Ceramic masks, 'Maya Warriors' (pair)
Depicted in the distinctive style of Palenque, two noblemen reveal the individual portraiture developed in this classic Maya ceremonial center. Both wear headdresses with the long tail feathers of the quetzal.
Ceramic plaque, 'Stela of the Foliated Cross II'
The rulers of Palenque make offerings to an elaborate cross covered in exuberant stalks of corn. Angel Cer�n creates an exquisite replica of the relief panel inside the Temple of the Foliated Cross. Hieroglyphs date the event depicted as occuring in the year 692 AD.
Ceramic plaque, 'Maya Coronation'
Immortalized in an ascension tablet, Kan Xul receives the crown of Palenque from his ancestor Pacal, considered the first great ruler of the city. He wears a pectoral that depicts the sun god, and a woman in a jade collar and skirt presents him with the symbol of lineage.