Blood of Kings: Dynasty And Ritual In Maya ArtWW Norton, 1986 - 335 pages "[A] work as remarkable for its text as for the photographs and drawings that illustrate it."—Octavio Paz, The New York Review of Books A comprehensive guide to the Maya which reveals kingship rites, ritual warfare, with a vast array of color plates and drawings. |
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... Mexico Late Classic period , ca. A.D. 652 Pacal double - headed jaguar throne Pacal , who is about to become king of Palenque , sits on a double - headed jaguar throne that is turned toward the viewer so that both heads can be seen . He ...
... Mexico Late Classic period , ca. A.D. 652 Pacal double - headed jaguar throne Pacal , who is about to become king of Palenque , sits on a double - headed jaguar throne that is turned toward the viewer so that both heads can be seen . He ...
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... Mexico Late Classic period , A.D. 800 Polychromed stucco Discovered in 1946 , the paintings at Bonampak reveal the rich court life enjoyed by the Maya dur- ing the eighth century . Even at the small site of Bonampak , hundreds of ...
... Mexico Late Classic period , A.D. 800 Polychromed stucco Discovered in 1946 , the paintings at Bonampak reveal the rich court life enjoyed by the Maya dur- ing the eighth century . Even at the small site of Bonampak , hundreds of ...
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... Late Classic period , A.D. 600–800 Jade 9.5 x 1.5 cm Lent courtesy of The Art Museum , Princeton University The ... Mexico Late Classic period , A.D. 725 Limestone 110.5 x 80.6 x 10.1 cm The Trustees of The British Museum , London This ...
... Late Classic period , A.D. 600–800 Jade 9.5 x 1.5 cm Lent courtesy of The Art Museum , Princeton University The ... Mexico Late Classic period , A.D. 725 Limestone 110.5 x 80.6 x 10.1 cm The Trustees of The British Museum , London This ...
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 Aucun aperçu disponible - 1986 |
Blood of Kings: Dynasty And Ritual In Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller Aucun aperçu disponible - 2000 |
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 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 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 warrior water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic