La Corona
Limestone staircase depicting a ball game scene featuring King Chak Ak'aach Yuk, April 2, 687 AD. Block 7 hieroglyphic staircase 2 Block 8 hieroglyphic staircase 2 Panel 6 celebrating an extensive history of intermarriage between the rulers of The Crown and the royal women of the Kanuul Serpent's court. Preview warning: Page using Template:Multiple image with unknown parameter "color" | |
Location within Guatemala | |
| Alternative name | Sak-Nikte' Site Q' |
|---|---|
| Location | San Andrés |
| Region | Petén Department, Guatemala |
| History | |
| Founded | Early Classic 250 A.D. C. Approx |
| Abandoned | Terminal Classic 900 A.D.C. Approx |
| Periods | Early Classic and Terminal Classic Periods |
| Cultures | Maya |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1996 |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Classic Maya |
| Responsible body: IDAEH | |
La Corona is the name given by archaeologists to an ancient Maya court residence in Guatemala's Petén department that was discovered in 1996, and later identified as the long-sought "Site Q", the source of a long series of unprovenanced limestone reliefs of exceptional artistic quality. The site's Classical name appears to have been Sak-Nikte' ('White-Flower').