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Similar to the so-called "Queen
of Uxmal", which has more detailed scarification (see drawing at far right), originally on Temple
I of the Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal. This version on display at
the Museo Regional de Yucatán, Palacio Cantón,
in Mérida.
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Man's head projecting from
open serpent jaws; detail of sculpture at left; discovered
in 1968-69 in debris on south side of Pyramid of the Magician's
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1917. The so-called "Queen of Uxmal,"
seemingly a male head; originally over central doorway of
west facade of Temple I, now on display at the Museo Nacional
de Antropología, México. "Fig. 84a. Uxmal. House of the Magician. Ground floor. Stone head “The Woman” under the mask that is attached to the frieze in the middle of the facade connecting to the snake-rattle-cylinder, to the fourth section of the girder molding."
Scanned from Eduard Seler, “Die Ruinen von Uxmal,” 1917 (fig. 84a); print closely based on Seler’s on-site drawing.
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Official INAH plaque on ground in front of east face of Pyramid.
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Official INAH plaque.
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1917. "Fig. 84b. Uxmal. Tattooing or ornamental scarring on the right cheek of the 'Woman'." (detailed drawing of scarification seen in image above).
Scanned from Eduard Seler, “Die Ruinen von Uxmal,” 1917 (fig. 84b); print closely based on Seler’s on-site drawing. |
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Official INAH plaque.
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Detail of plaque at left; showing
vertical cross-section of Pyramid and drawing of the so-called
"Queen of Uxmal".
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Detail of plaque at far-left; groundplan
of Nunnery Quadrangle, Pyramid of the Magician, and other
structures in area; arrow point to east grand staircase of
Pyramid of the Magician.
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Spanish description.
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Yucatec Mayan description.
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English description.
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