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A serpent apparition from a Maya temple. Yaxchilán lintel 15. From Yaxchilán, Mexico. This is one of a series of three panels commissioned by Bird Jaguar IV for Structure 21 at Yaxchilán and was once set above the left (south-east) doorway of the central chamber. It shows one of Bird Jaguar's wives, Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite. She is carrying a basket with the paraphernalia used for auto-sacrifice: a stingray spine, a rope and bloodied paper. The Vision Serpent appears before her, springing from a bowl, which also contains strips of bark-paper. Limestone, 87.5 x 82.2 cm. Inv. ET AM1923,Maud.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART331276
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2914px × 3072px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Bird Jaguar
Bloodletting
Limestone
Lintel
Maya, Early American (250 BCE-1000 CE)
Relief
Ritual
Sacrifice
Woman
Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico
