Creator Description: unknown Mayan,
for King Yaxun Balam (Mayan ruler, flourished 752-770)
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Identity:
unknown Mayan Role:
architects
Identity:
Yaxun Balam, King Role:patron
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Creation Date:
completed by 770 CE (Late Classic Lowland Maya)
Earliest:
0700 Latest:
0770
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Styles/Periods/ Groups/Movements
Indexing Term: Late Classic Maya
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Measurements
Dimensions Description: unavailable
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Materials and Techniques
Description: stone
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Material Name: stone
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Inscriptions/Marks
Transcription or Description: hieroglyphic
inscriptions surround carvings on the roof comb, stairs,
and elsewhere
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Subject Matter
Indexing Terms:
architecture
religion/mythology
temple
palace
prestige
royal
residence
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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.
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Citation: Miller, Maya Art and Architecture
(1999) Page: 46