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Lintel 17, from Yaxchilan, Mexican, Mayan, Late Classic period, (c600-c900 AD?). This limestone lintel is one of a series of three panels commissioned by Bird Jaguar IV for Structure 21 at Yaxchilan and was once set above the right-hand (north-west) doorway of the central chamber. Bird Jaguar and one of his wives, Lady B'alam Mut, are taking part in a bloodletting ritual.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART306642
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4305px × 4052px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Bloodletting
Couple
Limestone
Lintel
Maya, Early American (250 BCE-1000 CE)
Relief
Ritual
Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico