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Object Number
92-50-20/C1106
Display Title
Cast of Lintel 24, Yaxchilan
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of lintel 24 - Yaxchilan. Yaxchilan, Lintel 24
Maya, early eighth century A.D.
Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico
In a vivid depiction of a bloodletting ceremony, the king Itzamnah Balam stands above his kneeling wife, Lady K'abal Xook, as she passes a thorny rope through her tongue. The date, written in the caption above the king, is A.D. October 28, 709. The ruler holds a torch above the queen, perhaps indicating a nighttime setting for the ritual. In the accompanying inscription, the ceremony is called ch'abil, "creating," a reference to the renewing and life-giving power of both fire and offerings of royal blood.
[D. Stuart, 2001]
Inventory Description
Cast of lintel 24 - Yaxchilan, light brown, rectangular
Cast Name
YAX_Lnt_24
Classification
- Cast
Department
Archaeological
Date
early 8th century AD
Artist
Désiré Charnay
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Chiapas
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<County>
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<City>
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Yaxchilan
Intrasite
Funerary building of Lady K'abal Xook
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Burlap, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 117 x 81 x 10 cm (46 1/16 x 31 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Weight: 68 lb. (30.845 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C1106
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1890-1892
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