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Title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 850
Title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 850
Title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 850
Title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 850
Title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 850
Title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 850
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : B.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. The fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : B.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. The fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : B.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. The fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : B.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. The fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : B.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. The fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : B.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. The fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : A.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. the fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : A.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. the fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : A.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. the fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : A.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. the fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : A.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. the fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
A pair of Maya plumbate vessels : deity Head : A.
Description
Two similar plumbate ollas were formed from a bulb bottom, a flaring high neck collar rim, and fanged deity applique. the fang deities represent concepts of one or uniqueness and duality or opposition.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 800
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Hacha : stylized avian, skull or jaguar.
Description
Depending on your point of view, there are three images of death; a skull, a predatory bird, and a jaguar. The hacha represents the three Mesoamerican realms: death and the underworld, life and the land of the living, and the heavens of the ancestors and the gods. Archaeologists believe the notched hacha type was used as a ballcourt marker.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 900
Title
Hacha : stylized avian, skull or jaguar.
Description
Depending on your point of view, there are three images of death; a skull, a predatory bird, and a jaguar. The hacha represents the three Mesoamerican realms: death and the underworld, life and the land of the living, and the heavens of the ancestors and the gods. Archaeologists believe the notched hacha type was used as a ballcourt marker.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 900
Title
Hacha : stylized avian, skull or jaguar.
Description
Depending on your point of view, there are three images of death; a skull, a predatory bird, and a jaguar. The hacha represents the three Mesoamerican realms: death and the underworld, life and the land of the living, and the heavens of the ancestors and the gods. Archaeologists believe the notched hacha type was used as a ballcourt marker.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 900
Title
Hacha : stylized avian, skull or jaguar.
Description
Depending on your point of view, there are three images of death; a skull, a predatory bird, and a jaguar. The hacha represents the three Mesoamerican realms: death and the underworld, life and the land of the living, and the heavens of the ancestors and the gods. Archaeologists believe the notched hacha type was used as a ballcourt marker.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 900
Title
Hacha : stylized avian, skull or jaguar.
Description
Depending on your point of view, there are three images of death; a skull, a predatory bird, and a jaguar. The hacha represents the three Mesoamerican realms: death and the underworld, life and the land of the living, and the heavens of the ancestors and the gods. Archaeologists believe the notched hacha type was used as a ballcourt marker.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 550 and 900
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
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