Sujet

Lady K'ab'al Xook

Légende

Lintel 25. Lady K'ab'al Xook. Lady Xook is in the hallucinatory stage of the bloodletting ritual. She conjures before her a vision of a Teotihuacan serpent. This lintel is one of a series of three panels from Structure 23 at Yaxchilan. Limestone, 725-760. Late Classic Maya. Yaxchilan, Chiapas state, Mexico. British Museum. London, England, United Kingdom.

Date

07 avr. 2008

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A73_416

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34.9Mo (2.5Mo) / 24.1cm x 36.3cm / 2848 x 4288 (300dpi)

Mots clés

text 8th century America American British Museum Chiapas Itzamnaaj Balam Jaguar II London Maya Mayans Mesoamerica Mexican Mexico Teotihuacan United Kigdom Yaxchilan art beliefs carved document hallucination hieroglyphs history inscription lady K'ab'al Xook limestone lintel mythology queen relief religion ritual sacrifice sculpture serpent stone text