A lintel in Structure 1 of Bonampak in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
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The settlement of Bonampak is located in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It appears to archaeologists that the buildings on this site were built between 580 and 800 as part of a small Mayan settlement with dependent ties to Yaxchilan, a larger site further north.
At Bonampak there are a few medium-sized temples and well carved stelae located around a plaza. This lintel is from Structure 1, also called The Temple of the Murals. Structure 1 is a low-stepped pyramid consisting of three rooms at the top.
A full-scale reproduction of the temple is housed at the National Museum of Anthropology & History in Mexico City.
