EditorialVessel, Seated Deities, 6th?7th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 8 3/4 x Diam. 7 1/2 in. (22.2 x 19.1 cm), Ceramics-Containers, This large, barrel-shaped polychrome cylinder vessel contains two images of a deity seated on thrones on e...
EditorialThe Yaxchilan Lintels. Lintel 15. Structure 21. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite. She is carrying a basket with the paraphernalia used for auto-sacrifice: stingray spine, a rope and ...
Editorial" Codex vase" with glyphs concerning the young God of corn humiliating an older divinity. The dwarf (left) holds the headdress and insignia taken from the older god, who mutilates himself. Polychrome terracotta, H: 16,3 cm Inv.70.1998.5.1 Mus...
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...
EditorialThe Yaxchilan Lintels. Lintel 15. Structure 21. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite. She is carrying a basket with the paraphernalia used for auto-sacrifice: stingray spine, a rope and ...
EditorialJade pectoral, Olmec, Mexico. Middle Preclassic period (1000-600 BCE. This pectoral was carved by an Olmec artist and reused by the Maya, as shown by the two Maya glyphs on the left side. The edges framing the head indicate that it could also have been...
EditorialVessel, Seated Deities, 6th?7th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 8 3/4 x Diam. 7 1/2 in. (22.2 x 19.1 cm), Ceramics-Containers, This large, barrel-shaped polychrome cylinder vessel contains two images of a deity seated on thrones on e...
Editorial" Codex vase" with glyphs concerning the young God of corn humiliating an older divinity. The dwarf (left) holds the headdress and insignia taken from the older god, who mutilates himself. Polychrome terracotta, H: 16,3 cm Inv.70.1998.5.1 Mus...
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...