dwellerinthelibrary:BJ984 Yaxchilán Lintel by listentoreason on Flickr.More fun with bloodletting, a
dwellerinthelibrary:BJ984 Yaxchilán Lintel by listentoreason on Flickr.More fun with bloodletting, as the BM explains: “The king holds a flaming torch over his wife, who is pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. Scrolls of blood can be seen around her mouth.” I wonder if these reliefs had the same effect as Egyptian depictions of pharaoh making offerings - if you write it, and/or illustrate it, it becomes an event that occurs continually: the king is always making offerings. -- source link