Yaxchilan

Yaxchilan is well known for being a city full of art, it is known that his dynasty was very concerned that the artistic production and acted as a patron of several artists of the time. An artist of Yaxchilan was synonymous with quality and good taste.This carved relief is an example of this.

This panel probably served as a wall panel or as a lintel over a doorway. Represents the presentation of three captive in the throne room of the palace (it is known that it is the throne room through the curtains at the top). The five figures are the king of Yaxchilan, sitting in the top left, your sahal (a military commander) to the right and three captives tied in the bottom left. The text glífico, which gives a date of August 23, 783, records the capture of a lord and his sacrifice three days later under the auspices of the king.
The three prisoners are allowed to be scribes, which is ahead has a ‘bundle of sticks’ is associated with the maya scribes, and the three used played with knots. All figures, except the captive of the left, are identified by their name. The inscription on the front of the throne, of special interest, is carved with the name and titles of the king.

The name of the artist responsible for sculpting the relief appears in the vertical panel of four glyphs below the extended arm of the sahal . The signed works of mayan art are rare, and the signature on this relief suggests the artist who made this piece was of great importance.