LID OF THE SARCOPHAGUS OF PALENQUE
Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico
In the city of Palenque, in a timple on top
of a pyramid, the archaeologist Albert Lluillier found in 1952 the access to a funerary
cript that houses the sarcophagus of the King Pacal Votan the Great (615-683 A. D.). The
Soviet scientist Alexander Kazantev came out with the theory that the relief on the lid
of the sarcophagus represents an astronaut and his spaceship but according to the Mayan legend, the
symbology of the lid shows King Pacal falling into the
jaws of the Earth monster each night to rise again with the power of the sun
each morning. Its teeth are enlarged to demonstrate its encompassing power. At the top is the mythologica "Moun"
bird. The pillar-like construction above Pacal's head is the tree of life.
The lid is twelve feet long.(the real one).
Good Luck Bidding!
"PALENQUE SARCOPHAGUS LID PLAQUE" IS A BIG 14 1/2"
WALL RELIEF. THE ORIGINAL IS STILL ON THE TEMPLE OF
INSCRIPTIONS AT PALENQUE, CIRCA 692 A.D.-- (COMES
WITH NECESSARY WALL-HANGING HARDWARE ON BACK) PLEASE NOTE
THE BLUE TINT IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH...THE PIECE YOU ARE BIDDING
ON IS BEIGE IN COLOR.
NONAUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED--YOU'RE PAYING FOR
CONTEMPORARY LABOR! EVEN SO, YOU GET A LITTLE
TAG THAT SAYS WHAT IT IS. COPYRIGHT
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