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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His most characteristic feature is a forehead mirror punctured by a celt, a smoking
celt, a smoking cigar, a smoking torch or a ceramic torch holder. The torch sign is
a phonetic complement designating that the mirror is made from a material that ...
His most characteristic feature is a forehead mirror punctured by a celt, a smoking
celt, a smoking cigar, a smoking torch or a ceramic torch holder. The torch sign is
a phonetic complement designating that the mirror is made from a material that ...
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26), depict multiple human profiles with the smoking celt of God K emerging from
their foreheads. At first glance, the unmistakable form of the smoking celt may
lead one to think these anthropomorphic figures are indeed images of God K. Yet
...
26), depict multiple human profiles with the smoking celt of God K emerging from
their foreheads. At first glance, the unmistakable form of the smoking celt may
lead one to think these anthropomorphic figures are indeed images of God K. Yet
...
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24; Carnegie Institution of Washington, Pub. 509 (Washington, D.C.: Carnegie
Institution of Washington, 1938), pp. 1-17. On October 3, 1879, Van Braem
presented the celt and other material from the cache to the National Museum of
Antiquity ...
24; Carnegie Institution of Washington, Pub. 509 (Washington, D.C.: Carnegie
Institution of Washington, 1938), pp. 1-17. On October 3, 1879, Van Braem
presented the celt and other material from the cache to the National Museum of
Antiquity ...
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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
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art |
| Auteurs | Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr, Kimbell Art Museum |
| Photos de | Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr |
| Édition | 2, illustrée, réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Kimbell Art Museum, 1986 |
| Original provenant de | Université du Texas |
| Numérisé | 21 juil. 2008 |
| ISBN | 080761159X, 9780807611593 |
| Longueur | 335 pages |
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