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Stela K:
Stela K, July 24 AD 805, is the last dated free-standing monument erected at Quirigua. It reflects the decline and final end of the political and economic structure of the Classic Maya cities. In his sculpture portrait on the east side of the stela, the ruler K'ak'Jolow is dressed in ceremonial costume wearing a large feather headdress decorated with the mask of an important deity. He holds a double-headed serpent bar from whose jaws emerge small K'awil god, symbols of supreme royal power and lineage.
On the west side (not visible in the Museum), the ruler, K'ak Jolow is shown dressed in the costume of a royal warrior. He holds a war shield in his left hand and a K'awil scepter, the image of the patron god of royal power and lineage, in his right hand. His feather headdress is adorned with the masks of two deities. He wears the jewelry of kings: jade earflares with sun symbol, a trilobe jade pectoral, and ornate decoration at the hells of his sandals. |