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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This pectoral was found in the Kendal tomb in Belize, along with the jade shell
discussed in note 5, above. H. W. Price (Proceedings of the Society of
Antiquaries, p. 341) reports that several jade cylinders (none longer than one-half
inch) and ...
This pectoral was found in the Kendal tomb in Belize, along with the jade shell
discussed in note 5, above. H. W. Price (Proceedings of the Society of
Antiquaries, p. 341) reports that several jade cylinders (none longer than one-half
inch) and ...
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PLATE 19 Ahau pectoral Kendal, Belize Early Classic period, A.D. 250-400
Greenstone 6.8x6.8x2.5 cm Merseyside County Museums, Liverpool This jade
pectoral, carved as an extraordinary face, was found with thin cylindrical beads
and ...
PLATE 19 Ahau pectoral Kendal, Belize Early Classic period, A.D. 250-400
Greenstone 6.8x6.8x2.5 cm Merseyside County Museums, Liverpool This jade
pectoral, carved as an extraordinary face, was found with thin cylindrical beads
and ...
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PLATE 31 Portrait pectoral Olmec, Middle Preclassic period, 1000-600 B.C. Maya
inscription, Protoclassic period, A. D. 50-250 Jade 10.5x10.9 cm The Trustees of
The British Museum, London This large gray-green jade was carved into the ...
PLATE 31 Portrait pectoral Olmec, Middle Preclassic period, 1000-600 B.C. Maya
inscription, Protoclassic period, A. D. 50-250 Jade 10.5x10.9 cm The Trustees of
The British Museum, London This large gray-green jade was carved into the ...
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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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