Mayan lintel
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Mayan lintel
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Published 2022-05-04T14:09:37+00:00
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This is one of three lintels from Structure 23 at Yaxchilan, this scene depicts Lord Shield Jaguar and his principal wife Lady Xoc engaged in a bloodletting rite that took place in AD 709.
The king stands on the left brandishing a flaming torch to illumiinate the drama that is about to unfold. Kneeling in front of him wearing an exquisitely woven huipil, Lady Xoc pulls a thorn-lined rope through her tongue. The rope falls onto a woven basket holding blood-soaked strips of paper cloth.
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Date published | 04/05/2022 |
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Title | Mayan lintel |
Date | AD 725 |
Medium | stone |
Place | British Museum |
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