Detail Drawing of Celestial Scene and Emergence of the Maize God from Ceramic Plate

Autor
Linda Schele
Material
Black ink on drawing paper
Dimensiones de Objeto
11 1/2 x 9 in
Colección de Objeto
La Colección de Dibujos de Linda Schele
Numero de Objeto
SD-7325
Anotaciónes
[on reverse] Fig. VIII.5 (part 1); Break-up of Cosmic Pot
Bibliografía

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.: 310, Plate 122;

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.: 70, Fig. 2:4

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Región Cronológico
Late Classic
Cultura
Maya
Categoría de Sujecto
Tripod plate
Dimensiones de Sujeto
dia ca. 31 cm
Descripción

Polychrome, codex style, black-on-white, tripod plate with celestial iconography at top and waters of the Underworld with the emerging Maize God at lower register.

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