Kerr Number: 8351 | Vase Type: Polychrome | Figure Count: 5 | Height: 21 cm | Diameter: 15.3 cm | Circumference: 46 cm | MS Number: | Owner: The Dallas Museum of Art | School: | Publications: | Calender Round: | Site: | Comments: A scene of sacrifice, human and animal. The sacrificer holds a macaw while andattendant readies a jaguar wearing the sign of the water lily jaguar. Blood spotted garments are worn by all except the human victim. The victim lies on a stone with supportys that look like the supports from Pedras Negras. CLICK for a drawing of the scene | Iconographic Elements: Birds, Blood, Hand stone, tri-lobe, Inscription - other text, Jaguar, Water lily Jaguar, Lord, elite person not a ruler, Offering to humans or gods, Prisoners or captives, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Sacrifice, Vases, pots, ollas, plates, vessels | |
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Photograph by Justin Kerr Added 2006-02-15
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