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Tikal ruler Siyaj Chan K'awiil II, the grandson of the king of Teotihuacan, took the name of a previous ruler of Tikal. And on the very same monument that shows his father in Mexican garb holding a spearthrower, he had himself depicted in authentic Maya regalia.

Detail of the portrait of Siyaj Chan K'awiil II from Stela 31. The nose ornament, which might represent a sunray, stands for the name of the sun-god, K'inich (as explained by Nikolai Grube at the 2000 Texas Maya Meetings). Photo: Mark Van Stone.