Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: Mayan limestone lintel with an image of Bird Jaguar IV and one of his wives, Lady ...
Mayan limestone lintel with an image of Bird Jaguar IV and one of his wives, Lady Balam-Ix, taking part in a bloodletting ritual. (7th-8th Century AD).
He wears elaborate jade ornaments and a headband with a skull and skeletal snake. He is preparing for auto-sacrifice while his wife passes a rope through her tongue to draw blood. The inscription below records this ritual.
British Museum
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