The Yaxchilan Lintels
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The Yaxchilan Lintels

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The Yaxchilan Lintels. Lintel 24. Structure 23. Carved limestone lintel. Depiction of a bloodletting ritual performed by the king of Yaxchilan, Shield Jaguar II and his wife, Lady K'ab'al Xook. The king holds a flaming torch over his wife, who is pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. Scrolls of blood can be seen around her mouth. Classic Maya. 723-726. Limestone. Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico. British Museum. London, England, United Kingdom.

Date

07 avr. 2008

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A73_405

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35,0Mo (2,5Mo) / 25,1cm x 34,9cm / 2965 x 4125 (300dpi)

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