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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... zoomorphic ( Fig . 32 ) . In addition to the shell earflares , he wears a shell diadem , and his long hair is gathered up atop the head and falls forward in a loop . His body features are reptilian ; his arms , legs and body are marked ...
... zoomorphic ( Fig . 32 ) . In addition to the shell earflares , he wears a shell diadem , and his long hair is gathered up atop the head and falls forward in a loop . His body features are reptilian ; his arms , legs and body are marked ...
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... zoomorphic head ; a T - shaped monster's mouth ; an Ik spirit pectoral ; single or double bars ( Pl . 36c ) . All but the bar pectorals ... zoomorphic head profile view Ik bars zoomorphic turban headdress. KINGSHIP AND RITES OF ACCESSION 125.
... zoomorphic head ; a T - shaped monster's mouth ; an Ik spirit pectoral ; single or double bars ( Pl . 36c ) . All but the bar pectorals ... zoomorphic head profile view Ik bars zoomorphic turban headdress. KINGSHIP AND RITES OF ACCESSION 125.
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... zoomorphic head profile view Ik bars zoomorphic turban headdress of the first ancestor figure PLATE 36C The key to the meaning of the Temple 11 bench is found on Altar Q , which sits in the court south of Temple 11. Around its four ...
... zoomorphic head profile view Ik bars zoomorphic turban headdress of the first ancestor figure PLATE 36C The key to the meaning of the Temple 11 bench is found on Altar Q , which sits in the court south of Temple 11. Around its four ...
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