14-1Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc, Maya, lintel 24 of temple 23, Yaxchilán, Mexico, ca. 725 CE. Limestone, 3 7 2 6 –^12 .
British Museum, London.
The Maya built vast complexes of temples, palaces, and plazas and decorated many with painted reliefs. This carved lintel
documents the central role that elite Maya women played in religious bloodletting rituals.
1 ft.