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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Lintel 25, the second in the series, shows the consequence and purpose of the
bloodletting rite (PI. 63). The same woman, still kneeling, gazes upward at an
apparition, a Tlaloc warrior, emerging from the gaping mouth of a Vision Serpent.
Lintel 25, the second in the series, shows the consequence and purpose of the
bloodletting rite (PI. 63). The same woman, still kneeling, gazes upward at an
apparition, a Tlaloc warrior, emerging from the gaping mouth of a Vision Serpent.
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67), has long been in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks, its importance and
meaning unrecognized.8 This vessel, shaped as a drinking cup, is transformed
into an instrument of the vision rite by the relief carving of Vision Serpents on its
outer ...
67), has long been in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks, its importance and
meaning unrecognized.8 This vessel, shaped as a drinking cup, is transformed
into an instrument of the vision rite by the relief carving of Vision Serpents on its
outer ...
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rite. Bird Jaguar, the king of Yaxchilan, is marking a period ending (9. 16. 10.0.0)
with the cahal, or underlord, who ruled La Pasadita for him. Dressed in the
symbolic array of Chac-Xib-Chac and wearing his father's name on his belt to
declare ...
rite. Bird Jaguar, the king of Yaxchilan, is marking a period ending (9. 16. 10.0.0)
with the cahal, or underlord, who ruled La Pasadita for him. Dressed in the
symbolic array of Chac-Xib-Chac and wearing his father's name on his belt to
declare ...
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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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