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Lintel depicting Yaxchilan ruler "Chield-Jaguar" and "Lady Xoc"
Lintel depicting Yaxchilan ruler "Chield-Jaguar" and "Lady Xoc"
Object Number 2004.29.6579
Display Title Lintel depicting Yaxchilan ruler "Chield-Jaguar" and "Lady Xoc"
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: (verso) "The Yaxchilan ruler "Shield-Jaguar" standing above his wife(?) "Lady Xoc." "Lady Xoc" is passing a rope bristling with thorns through her tongue, in an act of self-sacrifice. "Shield-Jaguar" holds a staff with a torch on top. Agassiz M.C.Z."
Department Photographic
Artist Alexander Agassiz
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas / <County> / <City> / Yaxchilan
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 26.9876 × 20.32 cm (10 5/8 × 8 in.)
Quantity 1

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