In front of Temple VI (in the background) once stood Stela 21 (in the foreground) and Altar 9. In the course of archaeological excavations, both this stela and its altar have been repaired and re-erected in place. Nevertheless, several portions of the former are still missing. (A large carved stone fragment that fits this stela was found in use as a metate - for grinding corn - by people of Lake Petén Itzá.) Despite its being shattered, what's left of this monument displays a magnificent carving style.