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Mayan Art Megathread

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Warden, Jul 15, 2016.

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    Some artwork, labeled "history of chocolate":

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    Another Mayan vase with a prominent cacao tree in the center:

    origin of cacao 2.jpg

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    Some painted and carved Mayan vases:

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    Pretty epic photo of Chichen Itza:

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    Map of the Mayan city of Becan:

    becan-map-http-mayaruins-combecanbecan_map.gif
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    Main Becan temple:

    BecanTemple.jpg

    Structure IV at Becan:

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    The carvings and artwork at Uxmal:

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    Top of the Pyramid of the Magician:

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    Chaac masks:

    mayan-stone-carving-of-the-god-chac-mool-uxmal-mexico-A3M754.jpg

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    Got a bunch of images from the Palacio Nacional, Destrito Federa in Mexico. Starting with an amazing crocodile altar from the Preclassic era (500BC-250AD)

    Altar de piedra con cocodrilo, P. desconocida, Preclásico Tardío 500BC-250AD.jpg

    A double altar from Moral-Reforma. Classic era (600-900AD)

    Altar bicéfalo, Moral-Reforma, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg

    Altar 7 from Kaminaljuyu, Preclassic Era.

    altar 7 kaminaljuyu.jpg

    Looks like someone stepped on a frog! :D:D
     
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    Caja de Piedra from Hun Nal Ye.

    Caja de piedra Hun Nal Ye, Cueva Hun Nal Ye, Clásico Temprano 250-600 6.jpg

    Looks like an altar of some kind, really neat carvings. Dated from 250-600 AD.

    Top (different lighting):

    Caja de piedra Hun Nal Ye, Cueva Hun Nal Ye, Clásico Temprano 250-600 5.jpg
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    Caja de piedra Hun Nal Ye, Cueva Hun Nal Ye, Clásico Temprano 250-600 2.jpg

    Caja de piedra Hun Nal Ye, Cueva Hun Nal Ye, Clásico Temprano 250-600 3.jpg

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    Altar L, Quirigua

    Altar L de Quiriguá, Terraza Este del Juego de Pelota, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg
     
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    Jaguar sculpture from Chichen Itza (post-classic, 900-1250AD)

    Escultura de jaguar, Chichen Itza, Posclásico Temprano 900-1250.jpg

    Ball court ring, also Chichen Itza

    Marcador de Juego de Pelota, Chichén Itzá, Posclásico Temprano 900-1250 1.jpg

    Marcador de Juego de Pelota, Chichén Itzá, Posclásico Temprano 900-1250 2.jpg

    Part of a column, from Xcalumkin (classic period 600-900 AD)

    Capitel de Columna 15, Xcalumkín, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg

    Glyph on the left looks like a vulture to me.
     
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    A bunch of round pieces of Mayan artwork.

    Work from Kaminaljuyu (preclassic 500BC-250 AD)

    Soporte de espejo de pirita, Kaminaljuyú, Preclásico Tardío 500BC-250AD.jpg

    Ballcourt player, from Classic Era:

    Marcador del juego de pelota Disco de Chinkultic, Clásico Temprano 250-600.jpg
    Monument 16

    Monumento 16 Toniná.jpg

    Monument 139

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    Monumen 161

    Monumento 161 Toniná.jpg

    From Tenam Rosario (postclassic 900-1250AD)

    Disco de piedra, Tenam Rosario, Posclásico Temprano 900-1250.jpg
     
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    Bird statue-head from Comalcalco:

    Cabeza de estuco, Palacio de Comalcalco, Clásico Tardío 600-900 1.jpg

    Cabeza de estuco, Palacio de Comalcalco, Clásico Tardío 600-900 2.jpg
     
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    A bunch more 'eads.

    Tlaloc head from Ek Balam (Classic era)

    Cara de Tlaloc saliendo de las fauces de una serpiente, Ek' Balam, Clásico Tardío.jpg

    Serpent head statue from Chichen Itza (post classic)

    Serpiente emplumada, Chichén Itzá, Posclásico Temprano 900-1250.jpg

    Fragment from Tonina (classic)

    Fragmento de estuco con insecto del inframundo, Toniná, Clásico Temprano.jpg
    Serpent from Tonina:

    Escultura serpentina, Toniná, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg

    Anthropomorphic figure from Jaina (classic period)

    Figurilla antropozoomorfa, Jaina, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg

    Tiny carved fragment from Tonina, beautiful detail:

    Fragmento arquitectónico, Toniná, Período Clásico 250-900.jpg

    Three carvings, two little jaguar babies! Not sure where it is from.

    Figura de Dios solar, Procedencia desconocida, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg
     
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    King Pakal the Great's head, from Palenque:

    king pakal the great.jpg

    Also Palenque, from the Group IV complex:

    Portaincensario de piedra, Grupo IV, Palenque, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg

    This one is from Comalcalco, the "bearded" head:

    Retrato en estuco, Comalcalco, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg

    I have posted about this one before. Beards and facial hair weren't really a thing in the ancient Mayan world, with very few exceptions. Kinda like the Olmec heads (which are attributed to ancient African sea-farers landing in Mexico), this one is attributed to ancient Roman (Or Greek/Minoan) sea-farers landing in Mexico.
     
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    Some monuments.

    Stela 145 from Tonina (classic period 600-900AD)

    Monumento 146, Toniná, Clásico Tardío 600-900 1.jpg
    Monumento 146, Toniná, Clásico Tardío 600-900 2.jpg

    Statues/Stela 151 and 152, also Tonina. Obviously they are prisoners captured during war.

    Monumento 151 Toniná.jpg

    Monumento 152 Toniná.jpg

    A fragment of a Tonina sculpture, beautifully carved :eek::

    Fragmento de escultura de gobernante, Toniná, Clásico Tardío 600-900.jpg
     
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    Just Lovely

    Gr, Imrahil
     
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    I love the LED work that makes the glyphs light up!
     
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