[Aztlan] Star symbol in Lintel 41 Yaxchilan, Chiapas?

[Gary Daniels]

On page  431 of J. Eric Thompson¹s ³A Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs² is a
photo of Lintel 41 from Yachilan, Chiapas. In the headdress of the prominent
figure on the right appears a symbol consisting of a 5-pointed star
surrounding a central cup-and-ring design. (cup-and-ring = concentric
circles surrounding smaller central circle/dot).

Is this what it appears to be: a star emblem or symbol? Are cup-and-ring
designs a common way of representing stars among the Maya?

The image in question can also be seen here:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3336572

And a line drawing of the image can be seen here (although the line drawing
isn¹t completely accurate):
http://books.google.com/books?id=CBJsodSAEOsC&lpg=PA256&ots=ojUUOdqtQ2&dq=li
ntel%2041%20yaxchilan%20chiapas&pg=PA258#v=onepage&q=&f=false

I know this was a common way of drawing stars in other parts of the world,
the best example being this Mesopotamian stele:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Kudurru_Melishipak_Louvre
_Sb23.jpg

I¹m just trying to find out if the Maya also used cup-and-ring designs to
signify stars?

-Gary Daniels
http://www.LostWorlds.org