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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... Yax - Pac's throne . The south facade is defined as the Underworld and a place of sacrificial death , especially death asso- ciated with the ballgame . The Middleworld is the interior of the temple itself , sandwiched between the roof ...
... Yax - Pac's throne . The south facade is defined as the Underworld and a place of sacrificial death , especially death asso- ciated with the ballgame . The Middleworld is the interior of the temple itself , sandwiched between the roof ...
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... Yax - Pac's name from the north door , east panel Yax - Pac sky inscription under the left figures ( drawing is reversed ) inscription under the right figures first appearance of the Evening Star from the West door , south panel Details ...
... Yax - Pac's name from the north door , east panel Yax - Pac sky inscription under the left figures ( drawing is reversed ) inscription under the right figures first appearance of the Evening Star from the West door , south panel Details ...
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... Yax - Pac . Yax - Pac sits on a now- missing throne with one leg drawn up and the other dropping to the floor . One arm is bent against his chest and the other extends away from his body holding a shallow offering plate on which rests ...
... Yax - Pac . Yax - Pac sits on a now- missing throne with one leg drawn up and the other dropping to the floor . One arm is bent against his chest and the other extends away from his body holding a shallow offering plate on which rests ...
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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 bloodletting body Bonampak cahal captives carved Cauac Celestial Monster celt ceramic Chac-Xib-Chac Chan-Bahlum Classic Maya cloth Copan costume Cylindrical vessel death depicted dressed earflare Early Classic period event FIGURE figurine front glyph gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human Hunahpu imagery incised inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Kimbell Art Museum king Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Leiden Plaque Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica monuments moon Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel Pauahtun pectoral personified Piedras Negras Pilas PLATE Popol Vuh portrait recorded rite ritual ruler sacrifice scene scribes sculpture Seibal shell Shield Jaguar Stela stone Structure supernatural symbols Tikal Tlaloc Uaxactun Underworld Venus Vision Serpent warriors water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic