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Bonampak Room 2

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This captive has apparently passed out from being bled, or is already dead.
This image, along with the previous one, create some of the most powerful
depictions of the torture that sacrificial victems went through in Maya rituals.
They also illustrate the mastery of the artist, with the individual's limbs depicted
with such fluidity that there is little doubt that his body is virtually lifeless.