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Fig. 12.10<br />

Six deities engage <strong>in</strong> ribual blood-lett<strong>in</strong>g from the penis<br />

Maya polychromed ceramic cyl<strong>in</strong>drical vessel<br />

Late Classic Period, A.D. 600-800<br />

Huehuetenango, Guatemala<br />

Rollout scene (after G.B. Gordon and J.A. lvlason 1.925-28, Examples of<br />

Maya Pottery <strong>in</strong> the Museum and Other Collections, University Museum,<br />

Philadelphia: Plate XXVII), asfig. 12,P.65 <strong>in</strong><br />

Joralemory t974, "Ritual Blood Sacrifice among the Ancient Maya: Part f,"<br />

ín Prímera Mesa Redonda de Palenque Part II: A conference on the Art,<br />

Iconography, and Dynastíc History of Palenque, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico,<br />

December 14-22, 1973, 59-75, ed. by Merle Greene Robertson.

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