The remains of the Red Queen covered with bright red cinnabar powder, found in a sarcophagus inside Temple XIII in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque, in Mexico. 600-700 CE [2216×3072]
The remains of the Red Queen covered with bright red cinnabar powder, found in a sarcophagus inside Temple XIII in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque, in Mexico. 600-700 CE [2216×3072]
The tomb of the red Queen is painted in Vermilion painted in Vermilion painted in Vermilion
mountainspeaks on
are those coins/money or decorative ornaments?
sdlotu on
Cinnabar is the ore from which most elemental mercury is obtained.
Drunkula on
My wife and I went to palenque a few years ago! Absolutely incredible experience. HUGE park full of massive temples, many of which you can climb, and at least one you can enter. Also tons of wildlife. And only a small fraction of it is excavated!
Gingersnapp3d on
I read “cinnabun powder” and thought this was a macabre Halloween treat. I suppose it still could be for the right person.
ldwtlotpa on
So they either put the remains in and coated them or it was opened at some point after degradation and covered? Excuse my ignorance I know 0 about artifacts.
Pale_Chapter on
With that much mercury on her, I’m surprised she didn’t hop right back out of the coffin!
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Very cool, will be looking up more about this!
Palenque, I dream to visit one day.
The tomb of the red Queen is painted in Vermilion painted in Vermilion painted in Vermilion
are those coins/money or decorative ornaments?
Cinnabar is the ore from which most elemental mercury is obtained.
My wife and I went to palenque a few years ago! Absolutely incredible experience. HUGE park full of massive temples, many of which you can climb, and at least one you can enter. Also tons of wildlife. And only a small fraction of it is excavated!
I read “cinnabun powder” and thought this was a macabre Halloween treat. I suppose it still could be for the right person.
So they either put the remains in and coated them or it was opened at some point after degradation and covered? Excuse my ignorance I know 0 about artifacts.
With that much mercury on her, I’m surprised she didn’t hop right back out of the coffin!