Category:Lintel 24 of Yaxchilan

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Lintel 24, structure 23, Yaxchilan.

<nowiki>Dintel 24 de Yaxchilán; ヤシュチラン・リンテル24号; Linteau 24 de Yaxchilan; Yaxchilan Lintel 24; யாக்சுச்சிலான் நிலைவிட்டம் 24; Ancient Maya limestone carving from Yaxchilan in modern Chiapas, Mexico; Lintel 24</nowiki>
Yaxchilan Lintel 24 
Ancient Maya limestone carving from Yaxchilan in modern Chiapas, Mexico
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The sculpture depicts a sacred blood-letting human sacrifice which took place on 26 October or 28 October 709. King "Shield Jaguar" is shown holding a torch, while Queen "Lady Xoc" draws a barbed rope or a rope studded with obsidian blades through her pierced tongue. It dates from around 725.

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