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Lintel 24, one of three panels from structure 23 at Yaxchilan, Mexico. It represents a bloodletting ritual performed by the king of Yaxchilan, Shield Jaguar II, and his wife, Lady K'ab'al Xook. The Maya king holds a flaming torch over his wife, who is pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. The glyphs in the text at the top indicate the event and the date, 709 CE.
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Caption:
Lintel 24, one of three panels from structure 23 at Yaxchilan,
Mexico. It represents a bloodletting ritual performed by the king of Yaxchilan, Shield Jaguar II, and his wife, Lady K'ab'al Xook. The Maya king holds a flaming torch over his wife, who is pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. The glyphs in the text at the top indicate the event and the date, 709 CE.
Classification:
Location:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
Credit:
Erich Lessing / Album
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3164 x 4000 px | 36.2 MB
Print size:
26.8 x 33.9 cm | 10.5 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
600-900 CE • AMERICAN INDIAN • AMERICAN INDIANS • AMERICAN INDIANS: MAYA • AMERICAN-INDIAN • ANCIENT RELIGIONS AND CULTS • ARCHITECTURE • ARISTOCRACY • ARISTOCRAT • BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN • CULT • CULT, MAYA • FLAMBEAU • INDIANS (AMERICAN) • KING • LINTEL • MAYA CULTURE • MAYA • MAYAN • MAYAS • NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS • NATIVE AMERICAN • NATIVE AMERICANS • NOBILITY • NOBLEMAN • NOBLESSE • PERIOD: PRE-COLUMBIAN • PERIOD: PRECOLUMBIAN • PRE-COLUMBIAN • PRE-HISPANIC • PRECOLUMBIAN • RELIGION • RELIGION: NATIVE AMERICAN • RITUAL • SOCIETY • TORCH
