Mayan lintel, cross, flower-like
European Museums, The British MuseumA flower-like cross on a Mayan lintel
Lintel 25
Maya, about 725 A.D.
On the second lintel from Structure 23 at Yaxchilan, the sacrificial offering of blood conjures up a visionary manifestation of Yat-Balam, founding ancestor of the dynasty of Yaxchilan. In the guise of a warrior grasping a spear and shield, this ancestral spirit emerges from the gaping front jaws of a huge double-headed serpent rearing above Lady Xoc. She gazes upward at the apparition she has brought forth.
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A flower-like cross on a Mayan lintel
Taken on Saturday 15th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Source: London, United Kingdom
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