Tikal (11a) |
Source: Peter D. Harrison, The Lords of Tikal (1999), p. 135. Comments: This is a Maya mosaic container covered in jade pieces. Archeologists suspect, but cannot prove conclusively, that it represents a woman, who, due to where it was found at Tikal and its antiquity, apparently is Hasaw Chan K'awil's wife, Lady Twelve Macaw, to whom Temple I is dedicated. Humanities question: Describe this jade vessel and relate it to other Maya objets d'art (see: => Mayan Art Index). |
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