Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

by George E. Lankford

The figures sculpted in stone depict the defeat of a captive (Fig. 3.4c). They bear their turtle identity in the warrior’s distinct carapacelike body armor protecting the front and back of his torso.