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Drawing of a detail from Lintel 15 at the Classic Maya site of Yaxchilan showing a vision serpent. From A Study of Maya Art by Herbert Spinden, 1913. Photo of Lintel 15 can be seen at Image:London 176.jpg.

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current21:26, 18 May 2005190×286 (18 KB)El Comandante (Feathered Serpent Diety, detail of Classic Maya lintel at Yaxchilan, from ''A Study of Maya Art'' by Herbert Spinden, 1913 {{PD-US}})