The funerary assemblage of Lady Tz’akbu Ajaw of Palenque—known as the Red Queen due to the cinnabar that covered her remains—ranks among the most opulent burials of any Maya queen.

Her sarcophagus was discovered in Temple XIII, adjacent to the Temple of the Inscriptions, the resting place of her husband, K’inich Janaab Pakal I. Her malachite funerary mask mirrors his jadeite counterpart, symbolizing their connection in death as in life.

She was also adorned with a headdress decorated with shell eyes and fangs, likely representing a deity, along with a collar of multicolored beads.

Among the offerings was a Spondylus shell containing a small limestone figurine, probably signifying a dedicatory ritual at the time of her interment.