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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Many scholars have taken this Palenque passage to refer to the great ruler Pacal,
but this seems not to be the case. The phonetic reference to the word Pacal is
preceded by a possessive pronoun (u, in the language of the writing system).
Many scholars have taken this Palenque passage to refer to the great ruler Pacal,
but this seems not to be the case. The phonetic reference to the word Pacal is
preceded by a possessive pronoun (u, in the language of the writing system).
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The greatest funerary monument known from the Classic period, the stone lid of
Pacal's sarcophagus in the Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque, is carved with a
scene showing the moment of death as a fall into the Maw of the Underworld (PI.
The greatest funerary monument known from the Classic period, the stone lid of
Pacal's sarcophagus in the Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque, is carved with a
scene showing the moment of death as a fall into the Maw of the Underworld (PI.
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The 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 action have not
yet ...
The 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 action have not
yet ...
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Table des matières
Introduction | 6 |
Chapters | 63 |
Death and the Journey to Xibalba | 265 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller,Justin Kerr,Kimbell Art Museum Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller,Justin Kerr,Kimbell Art Museum 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 artist ball ballcourt ballgame ballplayers belt Bird Jaguar blood bloodletting body Bonampak 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 human Hunahpu imagery incised inscriptions jade Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Kimbell Art Museum Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica Mexico Late Classic monuments Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel Pauahtun pectoral personified Piedras Negras Pilas Plate Popol Vuh portrait recorded rite ritual ruler sacrifice scene scribes scrolls sculpture Seibal shell Shield Jaguar Stela stone Structure supernatural symbols Tikal Tlaloc Uaxactun Underworld Venus vessel Vision Serpent warriors water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art |
| Auteurs | Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr, Kimbell Art Museum |
| Photos de | Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr |
| Édition | 2, illustrée, réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Kimbell Art Museum, 1986 |
| Original provenant de | Université du Texas |
| Numérisé | 21 juil. 2008 |
| ISBN | 080761159X, 9780807611593 |
| Longueur | 335 pages |
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