The murals in Bonampak's Room 3 portray the celebrations that followed the events of Rooms 1 and 2. The scene now takes place in front and beneath the palace entrance.
- Upper register: The eastern wall of Room 3 portrays a private scene of the royal family, sitting on a throne bench, and performing a bloodletting ritual to celebrate the success of the war. In front of them a procession of dancers, musicians and members of the nobility participate in the celebration, in a scene developing all along the southern, western and northern walls.
- Lower register: the lower register is occupied by a scene taking place on the stairs outside and below the palace. Here, a series of dancers lavishly dressed and adorned with feathered headdresses dance at the bottom of the building's stairways, while a procession of nobles stand in front of the steps with banners and trumpets.
Sources
Miller, Mary, 1986, The Murals of Bonampak. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Miller, Mary, and Simon Martin, 2005, Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya. Thames and Hudson