Guatemala, Museo Nacional de Antropologia e Historia
Ruinas Copan, Honduras 1999
This’s one of the stelaes in Copan. It represents one of the most powerful rules of the city, 18 Rabbit. For 400 years Copan was the principal Maya cultural center in sculpture, astronomy and hieroglyphic writing.
British Museum
Its a sculpture of the Maya Maize God, Hun Hunahpu, a youth wearing a headdress in the form of a stylized ear of corn and hair in the form of the silk of the cob. The head is disproportionately large compared to the narrow shoulders and slender torso. The sculpture was probably carved from two different blocks of limestone, one for the head and another for the torso.
Ruina Copan, Honduras in 1999.
One of two simian sculptures on Temple 11 of a Howler Monkey.
Cleveland Museum of Art. 2021 Maya The Exhibition Cincinnati, OH
Figurine of the King of El PeruCeramic with paintLate Classic (7th century CE)
This photo shows the king from the group of figures of the royal court of El Peru. This group was excited in 2006 from the tomb of an unknown ruler of El Peru. The figure is represented with great realism. Remains of the original paint are still preserved
This Head portrays one of the rulers of the city of Cancuen from the Late Classic period, a time when the city grew extremely wealthy. The headdress caries the frontal image of a god, typically of this type of royal regalia.
Modelled stucco | Cancuen, Guatemala | Late Classic period (600 to 900 CE) MUNAE, Guatemala
Gift shop souvenir image of Lord Pakal, King of Palanque for 68 years (615 to 683 CE)
The Elderly goddess Ixchel, who was associated with medicine, curing and childbirth. She is usually portrayed with a serpent headless (From El Peru site)
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