The Caracol Disk of Chichén Itzá (929-932 CE). Some Thoughts on Epigraphy and Iconography

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ID21067338
AuthorsBonn Abteilung für Altamerikanistik (corresponding author), Péter Bíró (0000-0001-7663-5326, La Trobe University, corresponding author), Eduardo Pérez De Heredia (La Trobe University)
Year2016
Volume48
Pages129-162
Publication date2016-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudios de Cultura Maya (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0185-2574 • E-ISSN: 2448-5179
PublisherInstituto de Investigaciones Filologicas (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.19130/iifl.ecm.2016.48.760
OpenAlexW2476973345
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited11

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

Ancient history · Art · Art history · Epigraphy · Iconography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Latin American history and culture · Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books

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