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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... face of the king ( Pl . 11 ) . In contrast , the version worn by warriors was domed rather than flat on top and did not include a Jester God ( Fig . 1.3m ) . Those ear ornaments not mounted on headdress flanges were smaller and ...
... face of the king ( Pl . 11 ) . In contrast , the version worn by warriors was domed rather than flat on top and did not include a Jester God ( Fig . 1.3m ) . Those ear ornaments not mounted on headdress flanges were smaller and ...
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... face of the king . Thus , the king becomes the apotheosis of this god when he goes to war . Without the mask , the king's face proves to be fully human . He wears disk flares suspended from his ears ; his hair is tied up in the fashion ...
... face of the king . Thus , the king becomes the apotheosis of this god when he goes to war . Without the mask , the king's face proves to be fully human . He wears disk flares suspended from his ears ; his hair is tied up in the fashion ...
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... face- one rendered as hideous as the Maya ever con- ceived a face to be -- but executed with loving care . This face avoids Maya standards of beauty : wide and flat with a flat pug nose , it is a striking contrast to the faces , and ...
... face- one rendered as hideous as the Maya ever con- ceived a face to be -- but executed with loving care . This face avoids Maya standards of beauty : wide and flat with a flat pug nose , it is a striking contrast to the faces , and ...
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