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STUCCO FRIEZE (FRAGMENT)

This frieze is an example of the vandalism that destroys and severely damages our cultural heritage, as it was detached from the facade of a temple by looters. The fragment depicts a young ruler flanked by elderly deities. It has been suggested that this frieze is missing the face of another figure and another deity; this decoration may record the transfer of power between two rulers, who alternated with three elderly gods, each positioned above the three entrances that temples typically have.

Period: Early Classic (250-600 CE)
Provenance: Placeres, Campeche