EditorialThe Yaxchilan lintels. Lintel 24. Classica Maya. 723-726. Mexico, Chiapas, Yaxhilan.Detail of Lady K'ab'al Xook. Limestone. The British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
EditorialLintel 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 i...