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.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

For other uses, request a custom quote

Hi-res online download not available. Delivery in 24 hours.

Caption: 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.

Credit: Album / Prisma

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size: 2965 × 4125 px | 35.0 MB

Print size: 25.1 × 34.9 cm | 1167.3 × 1624.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 723-726 • 8TH CENTURY • 8TH • ALPHABET • AMERICA • AMERICA. • AMERICAN CONTINENT • AMERICAN INDIANS: MAYA • AMERICAN • AMERICANS • AMERICAS • AMERICAS, THE • ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OF YAXCHILAN • ART • BAS-RELIEF • BELIEFS • BLOOD • BOODLETTING • CARVED • CEREMONIAL • CEREMONY • CHIAPAS • CITY OF LONDON • CLASSIC MAYA • CULT • CULT, MAYA • DEDICATION • EIGHTH CENTURY • EMBOSSED • EPIGRAPH • EPITAPH • FLAMBEAU • HIEROGLYPH • INSCRIPTION • JAGUAR II • JAGUAR • KING • LADY K'AB'AL XOOK • LADY KABAL XOOK • LEGEND • LIMESTONE • LINTEL 24 • LINTEL • LONDON CITY • LONDON • LONDON. • MAYA CIVILIZATION • MAYA CLASSIC PERIOD • MAYA CULTURE • MAYA • MAYAN • MAYANS • MAYAS • MESOAMERICA • MESOAMERICAN • MEXICAN • MEXICO • OBSERVANCE • OFFERING • OLD OLD OLD OLD STORY SEASON • OUNCE (ANIMAL) • PANEL • PRE-COLUMBIAN ART • PRE-HISPANIC • PRECOLONIAL • REGISTRATION • RELIEF • RELIEFS • RELIEVE • RELIGION • RITE • RITUAL • ROCK • ROCKS • ROCKY • ROPE • SACRIFICE • SANGUINE • SCENE • SCRIPT • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SCULPTURES • SCULTURE • SCUPTURE • SHIELD JAGUAR II • STAGE • STONE • STONES • STRUCTURE 23 • SUNKEN RELIEF • TEOTIHUACAN • THEATER • THEATRE • THROUGH ROPE • TORCH • TORCHES • WRITING • XOC • YAXCHILAN LINTELS • YAXCHILAN LINTELS, THE • YAXCHILAN