Yaxchilán Lintel 25 depicts a bloodletting ritual featuring Ix (Lady) K'abal Xook, identified as the wife or partner of Itzamnaaj Bahlam III, ruler of Yaxchilán. She holds a bowl with what appears to be blood-soaked paper in her left hand, and gazes towards a figure emerging from the gaping jaws of a centipede, a convention used to indicate that it has been conjured from the spiritual realm. The figure wears battle garb reminiscent of the central Mexican city of Teotihuacan wielding a shield and spear. The identify of this supernatural warrior remains a matter of debate among scholars. It has been proposed that it represents an ancestor of Ix K’abal Xook, or perhaps Itzamnaaj Bahlam III defending his city. Alternatively, the associated caption suggests another possibility -- that it may represent Ix K'abal Xook herself, manifested as a Teotihuacan-related goddess.