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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... Yax - Pac's throne . The south facade is defined as the Underworld and a place of sacrificial death , especially death asso- ciated with the ballgame . The Middleworld is the interior of the temple itself , sandwiched between the roof ...
... Yax - Pac's throne . The south facade is defined as the Underworld and a place of sacrificial death , especially death asso- ciated with the ballgame . The Middleworld is the interior of the temple itself , sandwiched between the roof ...
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... Yax - Pac's name from the north door , east panel inscription under the left figures ( drawing is reversed ) inscription under the right figures first appearance of the Evening Star from the West door , south panel Details of the Temple ...
... Yax - Pac's name from the north door , east panel inscription under the left figures ( drawing is reversed ) inscription under the right figures first appearance of the Evening Star from the West door , south panel Details of the Temple ...
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... Yax - Kuk - Mo ' referred to in the text , and the king from whom Yax - Pac's lineage descended . On the Temple 11 bench , the figure facing Yax - Pac across the center text also has a quetzal on its turban , and may very well depict ...
... Yax - Kuk - Mo ' referred to in the text , and the king from whom Yax - Pac's lineage descended . On the Temple 11 bench , the figure facing Yax - Pac across the center text also has a quetzal on its turban , and may very well depict ...
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