[Aztlan] Mayan politics depicted in Penn Museum show |Lifestyle | Reuters

[Johanne Tournier]

Hi, Justin!

 

Do you have a link to the vessel in question? Your use of the ref no. may
allow some people here to find a pic online, but alas, my status as a newbie
here hasn't yet allowed me entry to that illustrious company, LOL! Could you
oblige??



Thanks!

 

Johanne

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org [mailto:aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org]
On Behalf Of Justin Kerr
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:20 AM
To: 'Edward Allen'; aztlan at lists.famsi.org
Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Mayan politics depicted in Penn Museum show |Lifestyle
| Reuters

 

The vessel discussed in the article is K593 (A picture is worth a thousand

words...) and there is a possibility that before beheading takes place,

another ritual may be performed. Notice that two members of the party, the

last on the left and the last on the right are carrying long bones. If one

examines K7749, two captives are fighting to the death using bones as their

weapons. 

Just a small observation.

Justin Kerr

 

-----Original Message-----

From: aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org [mailto:aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org]

On Behalf Of Edward Allen

Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:53 PM

To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org

Subject: [Aztlan] Mayan politics depicted in Penn Museum show | Lifestyle |

Reuters

 

List Members;   A new exhibition at the Univ. of Pennsylvania includes a pot

which epicts a naked man kneeling before two figures who is about to be put

to death for his defiance of the other characters on the vessel who have

invaded his land.  The exhibit includes pottery, jewelry, figurins and other

artifacts to describe the invasion of the isolated village of Chama in the

Guatemalan highlands.  

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKTRE5314GP20090402?rpc=401&