Lintel 25 shows Lady Xook experiencing a Vision Serpent after a bloodletting ritual. Married to Shield Jaguar (Itzamnaaj Bahlam III), Lady Xook is shown in an important role for ancient Maya women on this lintel, originally on Structure 23. This video is a detailed overview of the complex iconography on Lintel 25.

Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank

Main image: Lintel 25 showing Lady K'abal Xook and Vision Serpent, c. 723–26 CE, carved and painted limestone, from Structure 23, Yaxchilán, Chiapas, Mexico, 121 x 85.5 cm The British Museum, London

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Learn about the ancient Maya: https://www.artsq.org/the-ancient-maya-of-mesoamerica