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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... blood , which indicates that the vision comes from blood . When the personified feather fan symbol of blood is absent , the Vision Serpent rears up from a blood scroll instead . blood and jaguar pelt headdress a tail ancestor personified ...
... blood , which indicates that the vision comes from blood . When the personified feather fan symbol of blood is absent , the Vision Serpent rears up from a blood scroll instead . blood and jaguar pelt headdress a tail ancestor personified ...
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... blood glyph God C blood scrolls God C head variant of blood C personification head Kan - cross Blood Blood was represented in numerous ways ( Fig . 29 ) , but it is commonly indicated by a scroll- shaped form outlined with a contour of ...
... blood glyph God C blood scrolls God C head variant of blood C personification head Kan - cross Blood Blood was represented in numerous ways ( Fig . 29 ) , but it is commonly indicated by a scroll- shaped form outlined with a contour of ...
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... blood scrolls ; thus , the me- dium of the action is blood . The lower half of the main image is a split representation of the gaping Maw of the Under- world ( Pl . 111c ) . Joined at the chin , two huge skel- etal dragons form a U ...
... blood scrolls ; thus , the me- dium of the action is blood . The lower half of the main image is a split representation of the gaping Maw of the Under- world ( Pl . 111c ) . Joined at the chin , two huge skel- etal dragons form a U ...
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