The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya ArtKimbell Art Museum, 1986 - 335 pages An illustrated study of the Maya civilization, drawing from interpretations of the texts embedded in pictorial scenes or carved on stone tablets to provide the meaning of the art and architecture of the ancient culture. |
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Part Three returns to a time before the birth of the Twins, when their father and
uncle were defeated by the Lords of the Underworld. The Twins were conceived
when spittle from their father's severed head impregnated an Underworld
goddess, ...
Part Three returns to a time before the birth of the Twins, when their father and
uncle were defeated by the Lords of the Underworld. The Twins were conceived
when spittle from their father's severed head impregnated an Underworld
goddess, ...
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The Maya Universe, in which historical action and daily life took place, was a
three-leveled structure, consisting of the Overworld, the Middleworld, and the
Underworld. The Underworld was entered either through a cave or through
bodies of ...
The Maya Universe, in which historical action and daily life took place, was a
three-leveled structure, consisting of the Overworld, the Middleworld, and the
Underworld. The Underworld was entered either through a cave or through
bodies of ...
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Xbalanque, thinking quickly, replaces it with a pumpkin, and then convinces a
rabbit to curl up and imitate the ball during play so it can lead the lords of the
Underworld away from the court and give Xbalanque time to put his brother's
head ...
Xbalanque, thinking quickly, replaces it with a pumpkin, and then convinces a
rabbit to curl up and imitate the ball during play so it can lead the lords of the
Underworld away from the court and give Xbalanque time to put his brother's
head ...
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Table des matières
Foreword Emily Sano ix | 1 |
Chapters | 63 |
Kingship and the Rites of Accession | 103 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller,Justin Kerr,Kimbell Art Museum Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller,Justin Kerr,Kimbell Art Museum Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accession ahau appears architectural Art Museum artist ball ballcourt ballgame ballplayers belt Bird Jaguar blood bloodletting body Bonampak cahal captives carved Cauac Celestial Monster celt ceramic Chac-Xib-Chac Chan-Bahlum Classic Maya cloth Copan costume Cylindrical vessel death depicted Dresden Codex dressed earflare Early Classic period event FIGURE figurine Floyd Lounsbury glyph glyphic gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human Hunahpu imagery incised inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica monuments Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel pectoral personified Piedras Negras Pilas PLATE Popol Vuh portrait recorded rite ritual ruler sacrifice scene scribes scroll sculpture Seibal shell Shield Jaguar Stela stone Structure supernatural symbols Tikal Uaxactun Underworld Venus Vision Serpent warriors water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic