Lintel and Reclining Figure Painted Above Lintel on West Wall, Upper Temple of the Jaguars After Adela Breton's watercolor

Autor
Linda Schele
Material
Black ink on mylar
Dimensiones de Objeto
12 x 17 1/4 in
Colección de Objeto
La Colección de Dibujos de Linda Schele
Numero de Objeto
SD-5042
Anotaciónes
C.I. West C. Panel Upper T. Jaguar, After Breton
Bibliografía

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. 1998. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs. New York: Scribner: 8: 236, Fig. 6.35, B7F

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Sitio Encontrado
Chichen Itza
Región Geográfica
Mexico, Yucatan, Northern Lowlands
Región Cronológico
Terminal Classic
Cultura
Maya
Categoría de Sujecto
Panel, Tablet
Descripción

West central panel and door lintel, Upper Temple of the Jaguar, Great Ballcourt. Image over door interpreted as a sacrificed Maize God and the analogous human sacrifice.

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