Kerr Number: 2942 | Vase Type: Polychrome | Figure Count: 4 | Height: 18.2 cm | Diameter: 10.5 cm | Circumference: 32 cm | MS Number: 0 | Owner: | School: | Publications: | Calender Round: | Site: | Comments: God Aprime (AH KAN) dances in blood sacrifice costume as he 1) cuts his head with stone knife, 2) uses a hand stone,3) transforms into the bee keeper, and 4) the jaguar in flames. See Huff: http://whp.uoregon.edu/DigitalCahuleu/Galleries/Huff/sayil-summary.pdf CLICK for the shape of the vessel | Iconographic Elements: Bees, honey, Blood, Fire, Hand stone, tri-lobe, Insect, Inscription - other text, Jaguar, Water lily Jaguar, God A', God Aprime, Ah Kan, Sacrifice, Self sacrifice | |
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Photograph by Justin Kerr Added 1998-08-28
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