Title
Yaxchilan lintel 15Maya
Caption
Yaxchilan lintel 15Maya, Late Classic period (AD 600-900) From Yaxchilan, Mexico. A serpent apparition from a Maya temple, limestone lintel, one of a series of three panels commissioned by Bird Jaguar IV for Structure 21 at Yaxchilan. The lintel shows one of Bird Jaguar's wives, Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite. The Vision Serpent appears before her
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A00_085
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,3Mb (1,6Mb) / 13,7in x 14,3in / 4114 x 4277 (300dpi)