Drawing of Piedras Negras Stela 12

Autor
Linda Schele
Fecha
1986
Material
Black ink on mylar
Dimensiones de Objeto
25 3/4 x 11 1/2 in
Colección de Objeto
La Colección de Dibujos de Linda Schele
Numero de Objeto
SD-7621
Anotaciónes
Fig. V.12 Piedras Negras St 12
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.: 219, Fig. V.8;

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.: 382, Fig. 10:2

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Sitio Encontrado
Piedras Negras
Región Cronológico
Late Classic
Cultura
Maya
Categoría de Sujecto
stela
Descripción

Stela 12, September 15 AD 795, ruler sitting atop a flight of stairs receives two war captains, who present him with a pile of captives. Eight captives are tied together on the lower register, and many show signs of having been tortured. Ruler wears what could be a shrunken human body or possibly an Olmec heirloom.

Notas

Mismatched number? See also SD 6113

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