Drawing of Front and Rear of Captive Figure

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Black ink on white paper
Object Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-7004
Annotations
Tonina - Front and rear of captive
Bibliography

Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. 1993. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow: 373, Fig. 8:27a

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Site Found
Tonina
Geographic Region
Mexico, eastern Chiapas
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Sculpture
Description

Front and rear view of a captive that was set into the sloping wall of the ballcourt as a marker.

Notes or Gallery Text

Drawing after Becquelin and Baudez 1979.

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