3525775 Relief with Enthroned Ruler, c.770 AD (painted limestone) by Mayan, (8th century AD); 88.9x87.6x7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Guatemalan or Mexican, c. A.D. 750??00, probably carved lintel by Chakalte of doorway from La Pasadita Provincial ruler Tiloom presents Yaxchilan enthroned king Shield Jaguar IV with a headdress. In the classic Maya period (c.250-900), the river kingdoms of Yaxchilan and Piedras Negras vied for power. As loyalties shifted, boundaries between the two city-states were fortified, and artistic programs sponsored by the courts served as propaganda. ); South American, out of copyright.