Maya engraving 01
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Maya engraving 01
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Maya bas-relief, lintel 15 in Yaxchilan, Mexico. Around 770 AD.
Carved limestone lintel, lintel 15 depicts Lady Wak Tuun, one of the wives of king Bird Jaguar IV, during a bloodletting ritual that results in the appearance of the Vision Serpent. Lady Wak Tuun is carrying a basket containing the tools used for the bloodletting ritual, including a stingray spine, rope and bloodstained paper. The Vision Serpent emerges from a bowl containing strips of bark paper.
Original image by Gary Todd (https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/36331195012/in/photolist-fXxwSy-84E3dE-84E1Z1-84ATYB-XmsSw1) edited and enhanced by Weston Westmoreland.
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May 18th, 2020
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