Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 219, Fig. V.8;

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990.A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 382, Fig. 10:2

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Stela 12, September 15 AD 795, ruler sitting atop a flight of stairs receives two war captains, who present him with a pile of captives. Eight captives are tied together on the lower register, and many show signs of having been tortured. Ruler wears what could be a shrunken human body or possibly an Olmec heirloom.

Mismatched number? See also SD 6113