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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... Venus and the sun . As the Morning Star , Venus leads the sun out of the Underworld and trails behind it at sunset . The Monster appears to represent the dawn with the sun following Venus ; the concept of the journey and its westerly ...
... Venus and the sun . As the Morning Star , Venus leads the sun out of the Underworld and trails behind it at sunset . The Monster appears to represent the dawn with the sun following Venus ; the concept of the journey and its westerly ...
Page 217
... Venus passed in front of the sun , King Chaan - Muan of Bonampak led warriors , including Bonampak's allies from Yaxchilan , in a successful battle , defeated his enemies and took many captives . The north wall of Room 2 ( Fig . V.6 ) ...
... Venus passed in front of the sun , King Chaan - Muan of Bonampak led warriors , including Bonampak's allies from Yaxchilan , in a successful battle , defeated his enemies and took many captives . The north wall of Room 2 ( Fig . V.6 ) ...
Page 287
... Venus Tables in the Dres- den Codex . Inscriptions at several sites reveal that the Maya paid careful attention to the movements of the planets , Venus in particular . The first appear- ance of the Evening Star is repeatedly associated ...
... Venus Tables in the Dres- den Codex . Inscriptions at several sites reveal that the Maya paid careful attention to the movements of the planets , Venus in particular . The first appear- ance of the Evening Star is repeatedly associated ...
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