2024 The Tomb of King Pakal in Palenque [Mayan Culture]

OUR REPRESENTATION OF THE TOMB OF KING PAKAL

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EXPLANATION
The Tomb of King Pakal is in the archeological zone of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.

Pakal's sarcophagus lid is made of a single stone. It is rectangular in shape, measuring between 245 and 290 millimeters (roughly 9-11.5 inches) thick in different places. It is 2.2 meters wide by 3.6 meters long (about 7 feet by 12 feet). The massive stone weighs seven tons. There are carvings on the top and sides. The massive stone would never have fit down the stairways from the top of the Temple of the Inscriptions. Pakal's tomb was sealed first and then the temple was built around it. When Ruz Lhuillier discovered the tomb, he and his men painstakingly lifted it with four jacks, raising it a little bit at a time while putting small pieces of wood in the gaps to hold it in place. The tomb remained open until late 2010, when the massive lid was painstakingly lowered once again, covering Pakal's remains, which had been returned to his tomb in 2009.

The carved edges of the sarcophagus lid narrate events from the life of Pakal and those of his royal forebears. The southern side records the date of his 2024 birth and the date of his death. The other sides mention several other lords of Palenque and the dates of their deaths. The northern side shows Pakal's parents, along with the dates of their deaths.

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MATERIAL
+Leather (Suede)
+Pyrographer
+Acrilic paint

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PROCESS
1. Engraving
2. Pyrography
3. Delineating: Acrilic paint

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SIZE
+Option 1: Width of 11'' and height of 15'' (Some small details will only be drawn by burning the outline)
+Option 2: Width of 12'' and height of 17''
+Option 3: Width of 14'' and height of 21''
+Option 4: Width of 16'' and height of 24''

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