Illustration for BOK Depicting the Costume Elements Represented on the Leiden Plaque

Autor
Linda Schele
Material
Black ink on white paper taped to a posterboard
Dimensiones de Objeto
10 3/4 by 15 1/2 in (object); 8.5 x 8.5 in (drawing)
Colección de Objeto
La Colección de Dibujos de Linda Schele
Numero de Objeto
SD-2006
Anotaciónes
verso: Typed annotations describing the figure's costume elements; reverse: Fig. II.5a Leiden Plaque The figure
Bibliografía

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.: 36, Fig. 12; 121, Plate 33 

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.: 142, Fig. 4:12

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Sitio Encontrado
Tikal?
Región Geográfica
Guatemala
Región Cronológico
Early Classic
Cultura
Maya
Material de Sujeto
Jadeite
Categoría de Sujecto
Jade plaque
Dimensiones de Sujeto
21.7 x 1 x 8.6 cm
Institución o Colección de Sujeto
Rijkismuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, Holland
Descripción

Leiden Plaque showing richly dressed Maya lord standing on bound captive. Lord holds double-headed serpent, from which emerge supernaturals, in his arms.

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