Mayan, about AD725. One of three lintels from Yaxchilan, this scene depicts Lord Shield Jaguar and his principal wife Lady Xoc engaged in a bloodletting rite that took place on 5 eb 15 mac in the Maya calendar, or 28 October AD 709. The king stands on the left brandishing a flaming torch to illuminate the drama that is about to unfold. Kneeling in front of him, wearing an exquisitely woven huipil, Lady Xoe pulls a thorn-line rope through her tongue. The rope falls onto a woven basket holding blood-soaked strips of paper cloth.
Mayan, about AD725. One of three lintels from Yaxchilan, this scene depicts Lord Shield Jaguar and his principal wife Lady Xoc engaged in a bloodletting rite that took place on 5 eb 15 mac in the Maya calendar, or 28 October AD 709. The king stands on the left brandishing a flaming torch to illuminate the drama that is about to unfold. Kneeling in front of him, wearing an exquisitely woven huipil, Lady Xoe pulls a thorn-line rope through her tongue. The rope falls onto a woven basket holding blood-soaked strips of paper cloth.
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