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Mayan ruins

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type:
           palace
           temple
           ruins 		Controlled list
Authority
Classification Terms:
           architecture
           Mesoamerican art
           Pre-Columbian art
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Structure 33
    Preference: preferred
Text: Structure Thirty-three
    Preference: alternate
Text: Temple 33
    Preference: alternate
Text: Building 33
    Preference: alternate 		Free text
Controlled list
Creation Creator Description: unknown Mayan, for King Yaxun Balam (Mayan ruler, flourished 752-770) Free text
  Identity: unknown Mayan
Role: architects

Identity: Yaxun Balam, King
Role: patron
 Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: completed by 770 CE (Late Classic Lowland Maya)
Earliest: 0700 Latest: 0770 		Free text Controlled format
Styles/Periods/ Groups/Movements Indexing Term: Late Classic Maya Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: unavailable Free text
Materials and Techniques Description: stone Free text
  Material Name: stone   Authority
Inscriptions/Marks Transcription or Description: hieroglyphic inscriptions surround carvings on the roof comb, stairs, and elsewhere Authority
Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
         architecture
         religion/mythology
         temple
         palace
         prestige
         royal residence 		Authority
Descriptive Note Text: The function of Structure 33 is uncertain; it has relatively little interior space, but is placed at the top of the hill, as an apparent symbol of the status of the king. Free text
  Citation: Miller, Maya Art and Architecture (1999)
Page: 46 		Authority
Free text
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Yaxchilán (Chiapas, Mexico) Authority
Revised 1 February 2010