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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... portraits found at Palenque , the most famous is one of Pacal from his burial tomb in the Temple of Inscriptions . His ... portrait reveals the artist's excellent understanding of facial anatomy and rivals Roman portraiture in its power ...
... portraits found at Palenque , the most famous is one of Pacal from his burial tomb in the Temple of Inscriptions . His ... portrait reveals the artist's excellent understanding of facial anatomy and rivals Roman portraiture in its power ...
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... portrait image . On Early Classic stelae at Tikal , various images are shown floating in the top portion of these ... portrait on our trumpet ( Fig . 1.6 ) . The occurrence of this symbol with both images suggests that the portrait on ...
... portrait image . On Early Classic stelae at Tikal , various images are shown floating in the top portion of these ... portrait on our trumpet ( Fig . 1.6 ) . The occurrence of this symbol with both images suggests that the portrait on ...
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... portrait ( Pl . 31 ) . The style of this jade mask is clearly Olmec and would have been recognized as such by the Maya . It is possible that the identity of the portrait was still remembered in Maya times , but more likely the person ...
... portrait ( Pl . 31 ) . The style of this jade mask is clearly Olmec and would have been recognized as such by the Maya . It is possible that the identity of the portrait was still remembered in Maya times , but more likely the person ...
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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