Sujet
Lintel 25 of Yaxchilan Structure 23, showing accession rituals of the ruler Shield Jaguar ( Itzamnaaj Balam II )
Légende
Lintel 25 of Yaxchilan Structure 23, showing accession rituals of the ruler Shield Jaguar ( Itzamnaaj Balam II ), The blood sacrifice by his wife Lady Xoc (Kabal Xook) has conjured up a double headed serpent representing the ancestral patron of the dynasty. In its jaws is a warrior masked as the storm god Tlaloc. Mexico. Maya. c AD 725. Yaxchilan Structure 23.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A26_252
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
20,2Mo (1,7Mo) / 18,3cm x 27,7cm / 2156 x 3272 (300dpi)