| 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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