This flat stone monument, which stands on a pyramid at the Maya site of Piedras Negras in northwestern Guatemala, shows Lady K'atun-Ajaw, Namaan-Ajaw seated cross-legged on a throne. Her three ...

Maya society was very complex ... there used to be a large carving of king Jasaw Chan K'awiil sitting on a Jaguar throne. Image caption, This is a commemorative slab which was placed here in ...