Lintel 16 of Yaxchilán Structure 21

Lintel 16 of Yaxchilán Structure 21 16°53'57.51"N, 90°57'52.13"W Carved from limestone, this scene was once the lintel f Yaxchilán's Structure 21. It depicts the ruler Bird Jaguar IV (*Yaxun B'alam IV*) standing above a recent captive, a prominent sublord ( *sajal* ) from Pay Lakam Chahk in the year 752 CE. It is uncertain if the captive is being depicted as beaten and bloody, of if a blood letting ceremony is being depicted. Bird Jaguar IV was one of Yaxchilán's most prolific builders, constructing or remodelling at least a dozen major structures during his reign. The lintel is thought to have been created between 755-770 CE. *Currently on display at the British Museum* Translations from [Harvard Peabody](https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/cmhi/detail.php?num=16&site=Yaxchilan&type=Lintel) Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab