Chichén Itzá
Title
Chichén Itzá
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
February 28, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Temple of the Jaguars
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photographer)
Work Type
visual works
Date
c. 1000
Work Location
Mexico (nation)
Chichén Itzá (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Late Classic
Subject
reliefs (sculptures)
warriors
temples (buildings)
Description
Detail view of relief of warrior (player) holding a decapitated head in one hand, with snakes in the background of the panel. "The ballgame was also associated with human sacrifice, particularly decapitation. A carved stone panel at El Tajín, for example, depicts an individual being sacrificed in a ballcourt, while another panel at Chichén Itzá shows a kneeling ballplayer who has been decapitated; serpents and vegetation sprout from his neck, underlining the regenerative nourishing power of sacrificial blood,"--Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Material/Medium
limestone
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
2017MX-143
- Date Added
- January 17, 2018
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- Mayan, players, temples, warriors
- Citation
- “Chichén Itzá,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17530.