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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... cauac sign Quadripartite Badge ( crossed - band , stingray spine , shell , and bowl ) front head crocodile foot cross - banded eye Celestial Monster from Copan Altar 41 rear head blood stream FIGURE 22 The Cauac Monster The Cauac ...
... cauac sign Quadripartite Badge ( crossed - band , stingray spine , shell , and bowl ) front head crocodile foot cross - banded eye Celestial Monster from Copan Altar 41 rear head blood stream FIGURE 22 The Cauac Monster The Cauac ...
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... Cauac in te ' - tun " stone tree " from Copan Stela D for the day Cauac , a day name derived from the word for lightning bolt . Even today , Maya peoples believe that obsidian and flint are made when lightning strikes the earth ( the ...
... Cauac in te ' - tun " stone tree " from Copan Stela D for the day Cauac , a day name derived from the word for lightning bolt . Even today , Maya peoples believe that obsidian and flint are made when lightning strikes the earth ( the ...
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... Cauac Monster ( Pl . 120b ) . Here , it is presented as an independent , architectonic symbol of the door between the natural and supernatural worlds , as if the Cauac Mon- ster personifies this symbol . Although at Palenque , Bonampak ...
... Cauac Monster ( Pl . 120b ) . Here , it is presented as an independent , architectonic symbol of the door between the natural and supernatural worlds , as if the Cauac Mon- ster personifies this symbol . Although at Palenque , Bonampak ...
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 glyph gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human imagery inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Kimbell Art Museum king Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Leiden Plaque Lintel Long Count lord Lowland maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica Mexico Late Classic 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 Tlaloc Uaxactun Underworld Venus Vision Serpent warrior water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic