Lintel 24 - Bloodletting
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Lintel 24 - Bloodletting
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Published 2019-03-22T13:11:02+00:00
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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 on 9.13.17.15.12 5 eb 15 mac in the Maya calendar, or 28 October AD 709. The king stands on the left brandishing a flaming torch to illuminate 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 women basket holding blood-soaked strips of paper cloth.
Technical Information
| Date published | 22/03/2019 |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Lintel 24 - Bloodletting |
| Date | AD 725 |
| Accession | Ethno. 1886-317 |
| Period | Maya |
| Medium | Stone |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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