Room 3 of Temple of the Murals

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Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals is a chamber at the Maya archaeological site of Bonampak renowned for its vivid wall paintings depicting ritual scenes, including human sacrifice and ceremonial aftermaths of battle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya mural chamber ⓘ
archaeological feature ⓘ
associatedRuler Bonampak ruling elite ⓘ
associatedWith Bonampak murals ⓘ
linked to: Bonampak
chronologicalPeriod Late Classic period ⓘ
chronologicalPeriodApprox circa 8th century CE ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
depicts attendants ⓘ
bloodletting ⓘ
captives ⓘ
ceremonial aftermaths of battle ⓘ
elite Maya figures ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
musicians ⓘ
ritual costumes ⓘ
ritual scenes ⓘ
hasArtStyle Late Classic Maya painting ⓘ
hasFunction ritual display space ⓘ
hasMedium fresco-like mural ⓘ
wall painting ⓘ
hasNotableFeature vivid polychrome colors ⓘ
well-preserved murals ⓘ
hasWallPaintingsOn east wall ⓘ
north wall ⓘ
south wall ⓘ
west wall ⓘ
iconographicTheme display and sacrifice of captives ⓘ
post-battle ritual ⓘ
isOneOf three mural rooms at Temple of the Murals ⓘ
locatedIn Bonampak ⓘ
Chiapas ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
locatedInSiteType Maya archaeological site ⓘ
material stone architecture ⓘ
paintType mineral pigments ⓘ
partOf Temple of the Murals ⓘ
relativePosition easternmost room of Temple of the Murals ⓘ
researchField Maya art history ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
significance important evidence for Classic Maya courtly life ⓘ
key visual source for Maya warfare and sacrifice rituals ⓘ
siteName Bonampak Temple of the Murals Room 3 ⓘ
state Chiapas ⓘ
surfacePreparation plastered walls ⓘ

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Bonampak → hasRoom → Room 3 of Temple of the Murals ⓘ
Temple of the Murals → hasPart → Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals ⓘ
linked to: Room 3 of Temple of the Murals