Room 1 of Temple of the Murals

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Room 1 of the Temple of the Murals is the first chamber in Bonampak’s famous mural complex, renowned for its vivid Maya wall paintings depicting elaborate courtly rituals and processions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya mural chamber ⓘ
archaeological feature ⓘ
access restricted to protect murals ⓘ
accessedFrom stairway of the Temple of the Murals ⓘ
approximateDate late 8th century CE ⓘ
artStyle Maya mural painting ⓘ
associatedWith Bonampak ruling dynasty ⓘ
Yajaw Chan Muwaan II ⓘ
colorPalette black ⓘ
blue ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
conservationStatus fragile ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
depicts attendants ⓘ
courtly rituals ⓘ
dancers ⓘ
elite Maya court ⓘ
musicians ⓘ
nobles in elaborate dress ⓘ
presentation of a child or heir ⓘ
processions ⓘ
ritual procession ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
hasCeilingPaintings yes ⓘ
hasFunction dynastic propaganda ⓘ
ritual space ⓘ
hasMurals Bonampak murals ⓘ
linked to: Bonampak
hasWallPaintingsOn east wall ⓘ
north wall ⓘ
south wall ⓘ
west wall ⓘ
iconographicTheme royal audience and procession ⓘ
tribute and gift-bearing ⓘ
locatedIn Bonampak ⓘ
Chiapas ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
material plastered masonry walls ⓘ
notableFor detailed depiction of courtly life ⓘ
vivid polychrome colors ⓘ
well-preserved Maya murals ⓘ
orientation easternmost room of the temple ⓘ
paintingTechnique fresco-like mural painting ⓘ
partOf Bonampak mural complex ⓘ
linked to: Bonampak

Temple of the Murals ⓘ
positionInComplex first chamber ⓘ
timePeriod Late Classic period ⓘ

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Bonampak → hasRoom → Room 1 of Temple of the Murals ⓘ
Temple of the Murals → hasPart → Room 1 of the Temple of the Murals ⓘ
linked to: Room 1 of Temple of the Murals