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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... shell beard , but he lacks the fishfin of the GI form discussed above . His name , as recorded on pottery , is Chac - Xib - Chac ( Fig . 32c ) .55 shell earflare shell diadem blood stone FIGURE 32 shell diadem Cauac marking zoomorphic ...
... shell beard , but he lacks the fishfin of the GI form discussed above . His name , as recorded on pottery , is Chac - Xib - Chac ( Fig . 32c ) .55 shell earflare shell diadem blood stone FIGURE 32 shell diadem Cauac marking zoomorphic ...
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... shell as a pectoral , and a napkin or net headdress ( Fig . 47a ) . His ear is often that of reptiles or is depicted ... shell pectoral and a cut - shell ornament on his head . This god is the only image from the Classic period that can ...
... shell as a pectoral , and a napkin or net headdress ( Fig . 47a ) . His ear is often that of reptiles or is depicted ... shell pectoral and a cut - shell ornament on his head . This god is the only image from the Classic period that can ...
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... shell 7.7 x 7.1 cm The Art Museum , Princeton University Gift of Gillett G. Griffin This shell exemplifies the silhouette style of carving that employs cutout latticework for the main con- tours of the image . Here the image is a day ...
... shell 7.7 x 7.1 cm The Art Museum , Princeton University Gift of Gillett G. Griffin This shell exemplifies the silhouette style of carving that employs cutout latticework for the main con- tours of the image . Here the image is a day ...
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