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Effigy bloodletter/penis perforator in the form of a sting-ray spine, with three knots,
600–800
Maya
Late Classic Period
y1985-69
Information
Title
Effigy bloodletter/penis perforator in the form of a sting-ray spine, with three knots
Dates
600–800
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
h. 9.5 cm., w. 1.3 cm., d. 0.5 cm. (3 3/4 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter David Joralemon
Object Number
y1985-69
Place Made
North America, Maya area
Reference Numbers
K2848
Culture
Period
Type
Techniques
- Linda Schele and Mary E. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art (New York and Fort Worth, George Braziller, Inc. and Kimbell Art Museum, 1986)., pl. 52, 153, 168 (illus.)
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1985," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 45, no. 1 (1986): p.16–42, p. 42 (illus.)
