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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... monuments begins in the Lowlands Rome defeats Carthage Maya Lowland civilization begins Han Dynasty rules China Qin ... monuments Cerros Structure 5C - 2nd built El Baul monument Abaj Takalik monuments Cerros abandoned constructed Izapan ...
... monuments begins in the Lowlands Rome defeats Carthage Maya Lowland civilization begins Han Dynasty rules China Qin ... monuments Cerros Structure 5C - 2nd built El Baul monument Abaj Takalik monuments Cerros abandoned constructed Izapan ...
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... monuments there were that city's rulers . When he looked at the carved inscriptions , he hazarded a guess as to their content : One thing I believe , that its history is graven on its monuments . No Champollion has yet brought them the ...
... monuments there were that city's rulers . When he looked at the carved inscriptions , he hazarded a guess as to their content : One thing I believe , that its history is graven on its monuments . No Champollion has yet brought them the ...
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... monuments were depicted carrying children . It is now known that what Waldeck as- sumed were children are , in fact , supernaturals , right down to their snaky bodies and serpent feet . 16 The still - intractable hieroglyphic writing ...
... monuments were depicted carrying children . It is now known that what Waldeck as- sumed were children are , in fact , supernaturals , right down to their snaky bodies and serpent feet . 16 The still - intractable hieroglyphic writing ...
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