Category:Lintel 24 of Yaxchilan
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Lintel 24, structure 23, Yaxchilan.
Ancient Maya limestone carving from Yaxchilan in modern Chiapas, Mexico  | |||||
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The sculpture depicts a sacred blood-letting human sacrifice which took place on 26 October or 28 October 709. King "Shield Jaguar" is shown holding a torch, while Queen "Lady Xoc" draws a barbed rope or a rope studded with obsidian blades through her pierced tongue. It dates from around 725.
Media in category "Lintel 24 of Yaxchilan"
The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.
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British Museum - Room 27 (17511109144).jpg 1,920 × 1,280; 290 KB
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British Museum - Room 27 (17945977670).jpg 1,920 × 1,280; 359 KB
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British Museum Maya blood-letting relief.jpg 1,804 × 2,421; 1.04 MB
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British Museum Mesoamerica 001.jpg 2,022 × 2,808; 4.43 MB
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British museum173.jpg 480 × 640; 193 KB
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Flickr - Nic's events - British Museum with Cory and Mary, 6 Sep 2007 - 367.jpg 681 × 1,021; 460 KB
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MA D357 Maya stone lintel from Menché, Chiapas.jpg 1,766 × 2,436; 862 KB
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Maya, lintel 24, da yaxchilan, 725.JPG 2,370 × 3,240; 4.5 MB
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Mayapanel.JPG 1,920 × 2,560; 2.36 MB
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Yaxchilan (Maya) Lintel 24 Depicting Autosacrifice of Lady Xoc (9817545535).jpg 2,503 × 3,580; 1.54 MB
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Yaxchilan Lintel 24 (cropped).jpg 1,037 × 1,492; 435 KB
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Yaxchilan Lintel 24.jpg 2,313 × 3,141; 2.03 MB
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Yaxchilán lintel.jpg 343 × 460; 92 KB
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