The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography
The sculpture referred to as the ‘Tenoned Disk’, which was recovered from the Caracol building at Chichén Itzá, is a monument decorated with a bass-relief carving displaying historical figures and accompanying hieroglyphic text that is located on the rim of the monument. This text makes reference to...
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| description | The sculpture referred to as the ‘Tenoned Disk’, which was recovered from the Caracol building at Chichén Itzá, is a monument decorated with a bass-relief carving displaying historical figures and accompanying hieroglyphic text that is located on the rim of the monument. This text makes reference to several persons named using a Maya Yucatec language. The date of 8 Ajaw is also recorded on the sculpture. For some unknown reason this monument has been overlooked by scholars who have sought to reconstruct the chronology of the site. Crucially, this monument records an important moment in the history of Chichén Itzá and of Yucatán in general: the arrival of the “Mexican-Toltec” people, and the re-foundation of the city under a new social construct that included foreigners and local nobility. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd9b1bb3cd684c6eb1710e0de5159e262022-12-21T18:37:23ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoEstudios de Cultura Maya0185-25742448-51792016-06-0148012916210.19130/iifl.ecm.2016.48.760742The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and IconographyPéter BíróEduardo Pérez de HerediaThe sculpture referred to as the ‘Tenoned Disk’, which was recovered from the Caracol building at Chichén Itzá, is a monument decorated with a bass-relief carving displaying historical figures and accompanying hieroglyphic text that is located on the rim of the monument. This text makes reference to several persons named using a Maya Yucatec language. The date of 8 Ajaw is also recorded on the sculpture. For some unknown reason this monument has been overlooked by scholars who have sought to reconstruct the chronology of the site. Crucially, this monument records an important moment in the history of Chichén Itzá and of Yucatán in general: the arrival of the “Mexican-Toltec” people, and the re-foundation of the city under a new social construct that included foreigners and local nobility.https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/estudios-cultura-maya/index.php/ecm/article/view/760Early Postclassic Maya, Chichén Itzá, Epigraphy, Iconography, Archaeology// Posclásico Temprano Maya, Chichén Itzá, epigrafía, iconografía, arqueología. |
| spellingShingle | Péter Bíró Eduardo Pérez de Heredia The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography Estudios de Cultura Maya Early Postclassic Maya, Chichén Itzá, Epigraphy, Iconography, Archaeology// Posclásico Temprano Maya, Chichén Itzá, epigrafía, iconografía, arqueología. |
| title | The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography |
| title_full | The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography |
| title_fullStr | The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography |
| title_short | The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Throughts on Epigraphy and Iconography |
| title_sort | caracol disk of chichen itza 929 932 ce some throughts on epigraphy and iconography |
| topic | Early Postclassic Maya, Chichén Itzá, Epigraphy, Iconography, Archaeology// Posclásico Temprano Maya, Chichén Itzá, epigrafía, iconografía, arqueología. |
| url | https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/estudios-cultura-maya/index.php/ecm/article/view/760 |
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