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Terrace on top of Great Platform,
seen from Governor's Palace; in foreground a small shrine
with fallen monolith ("la Picota"); in background
a shrine with steps on 4 sides, holding two-headed Jaquar
Throne.
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Two-headed Jaquar
Throne, bodies joined in the center wrapped by the 2 tails
which curl together at the top; 3 ft. 2 in. long; looking
toward Governor's Palace showing east profile of throne.
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Two-headed Jaquar
Throne, west profile; the Jaquar shrine discovered
by Stephens in 1841 when he excavated the mound covering this
platform; excavated and entirely restored in 1951-52.
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1888-1891. After discovery in 1841,
the Jaquar Throne was taken by the owner of Uxmal, Simón Peón, to
one of his other properties, presumably his hacinda, as seen
in this photo. It was later returned to its original location
on the Terrace of the Great Platform.
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks; reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University |
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Two-headed Jaquar Throne, three-quarter
view, southeast corner.
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Two-headed Jaquar Throne, straight-on
view of south head and body.
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Official INAH plaque.
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Detail of plaque at left; drawing
of Two Headed Jaguar.
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Detail of plaque at far left; groundplan
of entire terrace on top of Great Platform; arrow indicates
location of Two Headed Jaguar Throne.
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Spanish description.
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Yucatec Mayan description.
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English description.
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