Comparative Illustration for BOK of Twin Gods

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Ink on white paper
Object Dimensions
11 1/2 x 9 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-3535
Annotations
verso: BOK Fig. 38 Headband Twins. Fig. 39 Hun Batz'/Hun Chuen Twins, Fig. 40 The Paddle Twins, Fig. 41 Twins of the Sacrificial Dance; reverse: Introduction Fig. 0.38 Twins & Oppositions
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 51-52, Figs. 36, 38-41

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Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Description

Various twins. Top, left = Headband Twins; right = Monkey Scribes, Hun Batz' and Hun Chuen; Bottom, left = Paddler Twins; right = Twins of the Sacrificial Dance, Chac-Xib-Chac and Baby Jaguar

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