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The theme of the captive at Palenque has been alluded to only in passing, and mainly in connection with the Tabl t of the Slaves. But representations of captives at Palenque are not uncommon, and indicate that the power of the Palenque dynasty was based at least in part on the conquest of sur-rounding areas. The captive theme is a common one in the Maya area, and is present among the earliest Maya monuments. For example, a captive is portrayed on the Leyden Plaque, behind (but probably to be understood as under) the feet of a standing ruler.The area of greatest occurrence of captive representa-tions in Classic Maya sculpture is the
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