This
carving from an image dated 755 AD shows Bird Jaguar standing with
his wife from Motul de San Jose, as she helps him prepare for battle.
He holds a battle spear in his hand and wears a Tlaloc war headress.
Eagle
headed deity
This
carving is based on an Assyrian sculpture of their eagle headed
deity.
Birth
of Buddha
This
carving is from 1 panel of a group of 4 on a drum slab that represent
4 events associated with the birth of Buddha, Prince Siddhartha.The
original drum slab represents the finest work of second century
Amaravati.Queen Maya is standing under a sal tree immediately after
giving birth. Her hand is raised to grasp a branch. The baby Siddhartha
is depicted symbolically as a long cloth with a pair of footprints
upon it, held by 4 male attendants, the Lokapalas.