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 weapons 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

ID Number

2017MX-150

Files

2017MX-150.JPG
Date Added
January 17, 2018
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Chichén Itzá,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17536.