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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... Captives are shown on stairs , in front of thrones or simply at the feet of the victors . Most scenes appear to take place upon the return of the victorious to their home . There is , however , a painting in Room 2 at Bonampak that ...
... Captives are shown on stairs , in front of thrones or simply at the feet of the victors . Most scenes appear to take place upon the return of the victorious to their home . There is , however , a painting in Room 2 at Bonampak that ...
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... captives , they look at their hands in despair and howl pitiably . A captive facing Chaan - Muan on the upper step holds out his bleeding fingers and appears to plead for mercy . For the Maya , however , there was only the inevitability ...
... captives , they look at their hands in despair and howl pitiably . A captive facing Chaan - Muan on the upper step holds out his bleeding fingers and appears to plead for mercy . For the Maya , however , there was only the inevitability ...
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... captives depicted with great sensitivity . Eight captives are tied together on the lower register , and many show signs of having been tortured . Two captains deliver the well - dressed uppermost captive , seated on draped cloth , to ...
... captives depicted with great sensitivity . Eight captives are tied together on the lower register , and many show signs of having been tortured . Two captains deliver the well - dressed uppermost captive , seated on draped cloth , to ...
Table des matières
Introduction | 6 |
Chapters | 63 |
Kingship and the Rites of Accession | 103 |
Droits d'auteur | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller 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 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 death depicted dressed earflare Early Classic period event FIGURE figurine Floyd Lounsbury glyph gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human Hunahpu imagery inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Kimbell Art Museum king Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Leiden Plaque Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica monuments moon Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel Pauahtun 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 warrior water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic