How would you commemorate your reign?

For the king of Bonampak, the best way to celebrate their 13th anniversary on the throne was to make this column. It describes the date (The date is a day of April, 715 DC.) and he pays reverence to K’inich B aaknal Chaak, the king of Tonina, which was tax.

These columns could have been used to adorn entrances of temples and to hold containers with incense.

The piece belongs to the collection private (looted) at the Saint Louis Art Museum.