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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9) was originally mounted on a Late Preclassic flanged headdress. 5 The muzzle
of a zoomorph often emerged from the outer side of the disk, and the knots and
mat sign, as well as the chin strap, could be personified with a blank zoomorphic
...
9) was originally mounted on a Late Preclassic flanged headdress. 5 The muzzle
of a zoomorph often emerged from the outer side of the disk, and the knots and
mat sign, as well as the chin strap, could be personified with a blank zoomorphic
...
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One actor is the Sun God, and the other is a zoomorphic deity not yet identified.
These glyphs refer to gods and apparently record the cosmic sanction that this
ruler wished to invoke. PLATE 10 Shell-shaped earflare Kendal, Belize Early ...
One actor is the Sun God, and the other is a zoomorphic deity not yet identified.
These glyphs refer to gods and apparently record the cosmic sanction that this
ruler wished to invoke. PLATE 10 Shell-shaped earflare Kendal, Belize Early ...
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The figures wear four kinds of pectorals: a zoomorphic head; a T-shaped
monster's mouth; an Ik spirit pectoral; single or double bars (PI. 36c). All but the
bar pectorals have tied rattlesnakes draped over the top and bead strings
hanging below.
The figures wear four kinds of pectorals: a zoomorphic head; a T-shaped
monster's mouth; an Ik spirit pectoral; single or double bars (PI. 36c). All but the
bar pectorals have tied rattlesnakes draped over the top and bead strings
hanging below.
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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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