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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... Kan - Xul , lord of Palenque " ( " great is the shield of the great sun Kan- Chak U Pacal Mah K ina Kan - Xul Lord of Palenque Bacab Ahau he scattered FIGURE 1.5 same , Xul , lord of Palenque " ) . The information is the but the protagonist ...
... Kan - Xul , lord of Palenque " ( " great is the shield of the great sun Kan- Chak U Pacal Mah K ina Kan - Xul Lord of Palenque Bacab Ahau he scattered FIGURE 1.5 same , Xul , lord of Palenque " ) . The information is the but the protagonist ...
Page 275
... Kan - Xul dances out of Xibalba wearing the costume of Chac - Xib - Chac , which is identified by the string - knot belt , the shell diadem and the shell earflare . He also wields a ser- pent - handled ax and carries an akbal vase . His ...
... Kan - Xul dances out of Xibalba wearing the costume of Chac - Xib - Chac , which is identified by the string - knot belt , the shell diadem and the shell earflare . He also wields a ser- pent - handled ax and carries an akbal vase . His ...
Page 276
... Kan - Xul , celebrated an unknown rite . The glyphs recording Kan - Xul's action have not yet been deciphered , but he is named as the " successor , " or " replacement , " of someone who is dead . The boy is apparently being named as ...
... Kan - Xul , celebrated an unknown rite . The glyphs recording Kan - Xul's action have not yet been deciphered , but he is named as the " successor , " or " replacement , " of someone who is dead . The boy is apparently being named as ...
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