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Vessel Depicting a Sacrificial Ceremony for a Royal Accession. Late Classic Maya, Mexico or Guatemala, A.D. 650/800. This vessel, used to consume a chocolate drink, depicts a key event in a royal Maya accession ceremony, which shows the relationship between human sacrifice and the assumption of power. The expectant king is flanked by servants, musicians, and masked nobles, while a terrified captive - bound to a scaffold - awaits his death. Ceramic and pigment, H. 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.). Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund, 1969.239.
Location
The Art Institute of Chicago/Chicago/USA
Unique Identifier
ART538550
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3840px × 5062px
Photo Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY
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Ceramic
Ceremonial
Chocolate
Maya, Early American (250 BCE-1000 CE)
Painting, Medium
Prisoner
Royalty
Vessel