Drawing of Procession Depicted on North Wall Frieze of North Temple, Chichen Itza, Great Ballcourt Complex

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
11 x 12 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-5071
Annotations
C.I. Mural in N. temple (COK p. 254)
Bibliography

Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. 1993. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow: 382-283, Fig. 8:32;

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. 1998. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs. New York: Scribner: 8: 254, Fig. 6.51, F4

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Site Found
Chichen Itza
Geographic Region
Mexico, Yucatan, Northern Lowlands
Chronological Period
Terminal Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Architectural frieze
Description

North wall l, North Temple, Great Ballcourt. Shown is the accession of the Itza ruler framed by the activities of the ballgame and the office of ruler.

Notes or Gallery Text

The east and west walls of the North Temple mural, and illustrated in Maya Cosmos and Code of Kings, were drawn by Linnea Wren and do not appear in this collection.

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