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Quiriguá: Altar N (around 731 AD) Altar N, also known as Zoomorph N, is another small sculpture stylistically similar to Altar M in size, shape and the choice of rhyolite as a material. The resemblance to altar M suggests that it was carved around the same time and thus altar N can be roughly dated to 731 AD. This sculpture is shaped like a tortoise shell with heads emanating from both ends. This is a representation of the two-headed deity Pawatun (God N), an important deity of the…
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