Drawing of Southwest Wall from the Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza after Adela Breton's Watercolor

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
15 3/8 x 14 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-5054
Annotations
After Breton, Chichen Itza, S.W. Panel Upper T. Jaguar
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. 1998. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs. New York: Scribner: 8: 237, Fig. 6.36, B7H;

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.: 374, Fig. 9: 23

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Site Found
Chichen Itza
Chronological Period
Terminal Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Panel, Tablet
Description

Southwest panel, Upper Temple of the Jaguar, Great Ballcourt. Scene shows battle involving Captain Sun Disk and serpent warriors in front of a Maya town.

Notes or Gallery Text

After Breton in Tozzer 1957. See also SD5004.

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