Illustration for BOK of Details from YAX Lintel 24 Depicting Bloodletting

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Ink on white paper
Object Dimensions
11 3/4 x 9 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-3556
Annotations
verso: BOK Pl. 62c from from Yaxchilan Lintel 24; reverse: Fig. IV.2 (b) Break up of Yaxchilan L.24
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 186-187, Fig. 62b & 62c

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Site Found
Yaxchilan
Geographic Region
Mexico, Southern Lowlands
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Lintel
Description

Details from Lintel 24, including: Lady Xoc's headdress, Lady Xoc's face, and glyphic text.

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