Drawing of Step VIII from Hieroglyphic Stairway 2, Temple 33 Sub Depicting Kneeling Ballplayer Facing Ball with Image of Bound Captive

Autor
Linda Schele
Material
Black ink on mylar
Dimensiones de Objeto
11 X 17 in
Colección de Objeto
La Colección de Dibujos de Linda Schele
Numero de Objeto
SD-6227
Anotaciónes
Str 33 HS 2 Stp VIII
Bibliografía

Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. 1993. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow: 356, Fig. 8:13, Panel 8

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Sitio Encontrado
Yaxchilan
Región Geográfica
Mexico, Chiapas, Southern Lowlands
Región Cronológico
Late Classic
Cultura
Maya
Categoría de Sujecto
Stair, Alfarda
Descripción

Panel 8, Hieroglyphic Stair 2, Temple 33 substructure. Shown is a richly attired ballplayer on one knee facing a ball that rolls down a set of stairs. The ball contains the image of a bound captive and glyphs identifying the sacrificial victim. An individual named as Six Tun Bird Jaguar plays ball against a stairway with six steps.

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