Leather Painting of Mayan King Pakal Carved Sarcophagus Tomb Lid Mexico Folk Art

Description

Vintage Hand Painted Suede Painting of Mayan King Pakal Sarcophagus Carved Tomb Top in the Temple of the Inscriptions. Small areas of spotting in border but doesn't detract from piece! Please see photos for details, condition, and measurements and thank you for your interest! This hand painted vintage painting is in good condition. The painting is on tan suede leather that measures approximately 9" x 13 3/4". On the back there's writing in Spanish that probably explains the story of King Pakal's tomb. It's titled "Lapida". (tombstone) This Mayan folk art piece is a painting of the stone carved top of King Pakal's tomb in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico.
"In 683 A.D., Pakal, the great King of Palenque, Ruler of the Mayans for almost 70 years, died. Pakal's time had been one of huge prosperity for his people, who honored him by entombing his body inside the Temple of the Inscriptions, a pyramid that Pakal himself had ordered built specifically to serve as his tomb. Pakal was buried in jade finery including a beautiful death mask & placed over Pakal's tomb was a massive sarcophagus stone, laboriously carved with an image of Pakal himself being reborn as a god. It's the sarcophagus carving, which is considered one of the all-time greatest archaeological finds, that is depicted in this painting." This painting will make an important addition to any Mexican folk art collection & will surely please anyone interested in Mayan history.