#Skull #Relief - Temple of the Skull, #Palenque, #Chiapas, #Mexico
#Templo de las #Calaveras (Temple of the Skull) was discovered in 1993. – (Temple VIII) contained the #Tomb of the Red Queen, an unknown noble woman, possibly the wife of Pakal, discovered in 1994. The remains in the sarcophagus were completely covered with a bright red powder made of cinnabar. The Temple has a single skull on one of the pillars.