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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... appears in his name phrase may read Hun - Ahpu , matching the name of one of the Hero Twins from the Popol Vuh . He is associated with Venus , but since he also appears at Quirigua as the number 4 , which is more commonly represented as ...
... appears in his name phrase may read Hun - Ahpu , matching the name of one of the Hero Twins from the Popol Vuh . He is associated with Venus , but since he also appears at Quirigua as the number 4 , which is more commonly represented as ...
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... appears with kin , " sun , " on his cheek , but he also appears as the face on the moon in Glyph C of the Lunar Series . A handsome young male with a jaguar ear can also appear in this slot . The Maya were not consistent in their ...
... appears with kin , " sun , " on his cheek , but he also appears as the face on the moon in Glyph C of the Lunar Series . A handsome young male with a jaguar ear can also appear in this slot . The Maya were not consistent in their ...
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... appears to be a rare god , associated with the trum- pet itself . Identified as God Y in the Codices , this god appears on Classic pottery with deer features . and the same facial pattern . He is sometimes shown emerging from the mouth ...
... appears to be a rare god , associated with the trum- pet itself . Identified as God Y in the Codices , this god appears on Classic pottery with deer features . and the same facial pattern . He is sometimes shown emerging from the mouth ...
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