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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... imagery , which together allow us to discover patterns inherent in Maya art . Writing loses meaning unless it follows struc- tural rules governing word use and grammar . These patterns are so prevalent in Maya writing that twenty - five ...
... imagery , which together allow us to discover patterns inherent in Maya art . Writing loses meaning unless it follows struc- tural rules governing word use and grammar . These patterns are so prevalent in Maya writing that twenty - five ...
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... imagery , we are learning to understand this message , which , since it is not addressed to us or our sensibilities , is sometimes disturbing . But by reclaiming its meaning , even in part , we will preserve it as part of the heritage ...
... imagery , we are learning to understand this message , which , since it is not addressed to us or our sensibilities , is sometimes disturbing . But by reclaiming its meaning , even in part , we will preserve it as part of the heritage ...
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... imagery from the Popul Vuh that the Center Marker may record 18 Rabbit's demise at the hands of his Quirigua captors . In the tale , Hunahpu injudiciously loses his head to a killer bat . Xbalanque , thinking quickly , replaces it with ...
... imagery from the Popul Vuh that the Center Marker may record 18 Rabbit's demise at the hands of his Quirigua captors . In the tale , Hunahpu injudiciously loses his head to a killer bat . Xbalanque , thinking quickly , replaces it with ...
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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