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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... event were used ; and how the event functioned in a ritual cycle . Furthermore , the images not only memorialize and illustrate a text but also reflect the historical circumstances elucidated by that text . A war event illustrated and ...
... event were used ; and how the event functioned in a ritual cycle . Furthermore , the images not only memorialize and illustrate a text but also reflect the historical circumstances elucidated by that text . A war event illustrated and ...
Page 149
... event is Ruler 2 of Piedras Negras . The Yax na : ab glyph at J2 generally indicates some sort of agency , and it might be paraphrased " under the aus- pices of . " The agents here include Chac - Xib - Chac and the Jaguar God of the ...
... event is Ruler 2 of Piedras Negras . The Yax na : ab glyph at J2 generally indicates some sort of agency , and it might be paraphrased " under the aus- pices of . " The agents here include Chac - Xib - Chac and the Jaguar God of the ...
Page 276
... events that occurred on that day are twofold : Chac - Xib - Chac enacted a " house " event under the auspices of Pacal , and Pacal's twelve- year - old son , Kan - Xul , celebrated an unknown rite . The glyphs recording Kan - Xul's ...
... events that occurred on that day are twofold : Chac - Xib - Chac enacted a " house " event under the auspices of Pacal , and Pacal's twelve- year - old son , Kan - Xul , celebrated an unknown rite . The glyphs recording Kan - Xul's ...
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