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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Page 67
... costume . This cut cloth is associated with captives and sacrificial victims , but on rare occasions , kings also wore it for bloodletting . Costume for ritual occasions ( Pls . 2-4 ) and for war were far more elaborate than everyday ...
... costume . This cut cloth is associated with captives and sacrificial victims , but on rare occasions , kings also wore it for bloodletting . Costume for ritual occasions ( Pls . 2-4 ) and for war were far more elaborate than everyday ...
Page 70
... costumes , necklaces were more ornate , often having multiple strands of beads . Pectorals were hung on necklaces or ... costume of the god Chac - Xib - Chac . Also suspended from the neck were bar pectorals , both plain and carved with ...
... costumes , necklaces were more ornate , often having multiple strands of beads . Pectorals were hung on necklaces or ... costume of the god Chac - Xib - Chac . Also suspended from the neck were bar pectorals , both plain and carved with ...
Page 78
... costume is in- conclusive support for the Dos Pilas region as its source . It is , however , indicative of a particular rit- ual , and since both Dos Pilas dates are period endings , the costume must be associated with cere- monies ...
... costume is in- conclusive support for the Dos Pilas region as its source . It is , however , indicative of a particular rit- ual , and since both Dos Pilas dates are period endings , the costume must be associated with cere- monies ...
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