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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... ballgame play . The idea of the captive as sacrificial victim in ballgame play is also seen else- where . At Chichen Itza , the ball is shown with a human skull within ( Fig . VI.8 ) . Altar 8 , Tikal ( Fig . VI . 9a , b ) , shows a ...
... ballgame play . The idea of the captive as sacrificial victim in ballgame play is also seen else- where . At Chichen Itza , the ball is shown with a human skull within ( Fig . VI.8 ) . Altar 8 , Tikal ( Fig . VI . 9a , b ) , shows a ...
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... ballgame costume - yoke , hacha and long , hide hipcloth - are peculiar to its players and rarely worn by other individuals . The non - standard elements of their costumes sometimes indicate the circumstances in which the ballgame is ...
... ballgame costume - yoke , hacha and long , hide hipcloth - are peculiar to its players and rarely worn by other individuals . The non - standard elements of their costumes sometimes indicate the circumstances in which the ballgame is ...
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... ballgame contest in the Popol Vuh . In the final ballgame between the Hero Twins and Underworld deities , Hunahpu's head was severed and hung by the Underworld lords in the ballcourt as a trophy . Before the head was restored to ...
... ballgame contest in the Popol Vuh . In the final ballgame between the Hero Twins and Underworld deities , Hunahpu's head was severed and hung by the Underworld lords in the ballcourt as a trophy . Before the head was restored to ...
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