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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

PLATE 15

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Plate 15
Plate 15

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Herons Frigate bird

1. Heron, stucco ornament, Palenque, Palace, House B (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 18).

2. Heron head-dress, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower Chamber (Maudslay, III, Pl. 45).

3. Head and neck of a heron, Dresden 37b.

4. Heron, Nuttall 74.

5. Heron with fish, Palenque, Temple of the Cross, West side panel (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 71).

6. Heron

7. Heron with a fish as a head-dress, Dresden 36a.

8. Fork-tailed bird, probably a Frigate bird (Fregata aquila), Tro-Cortesianus 34a.

9. Same, arranged for offering, Dresden 35a.

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