Illustration for COK of a Detail from a Ceramic Vessel Depicting Intertwined Serpents

Artist
Mark Van Stone
Date
Jun-96
Medium
Ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
8 3/4 x 18 1/2 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-3517
Annotations
COK Fig. 1.18 Ceramic Vessel intertwined snakes symbolizing sky umbilicus Na-Ho-Kan Witz Xaman
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. 1998. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs. New York: Scribner: 8:45, Fig. 1.18

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Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Description

Detail of intertwined snakes symbolizing the Sky Umbilicus from vessel

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