Yaxchilan lintel 15,&nbsp;Maya, Late Classic period (AD 600-900) From Yaxchil&aacute;n, Mexico.&nbsp;
A serpent apparition from a Maya temple.

This limestone lintel is one of a series of three panels commissioned by Bird Jaguar IV for Structure 21 at Yaxchil&aacute;n and was once set above the left (south-east) doorway of the central chamber.
The lintel shows one of Bird Jaguar&amp;#8217;s wives, Lady Wak Tuun, during a bl