Mayan Art Megathread

Some artwork, labeled "history of chocolate":



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

 

Some painted and carved Mayan vases:

Spoiler: vases

 

Pretty epic photo of Chichen Itza:

 

Map of the Mayan city of Becan:

Spoiler: no color version

Main Becan temple:



Structure IV at Becan:

 

The carvings and artwork at Uxmal:




Top of the Pyramid of the Magician:

Spoiler: more Uxmal pics

Chaac masks:

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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)



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



Altar 7 from Kaminaljuyu, Preclassic Era.



Looks like someone stepped on a frog!

 

Caja de Piedra from Hun Nal Ye.



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

Top (different lighting):

Spoiler: all sides

 

Altar L, Quirigua

 

Jaguar sculpture from Chichen Itza (post-classic, 900-1250AD)



Ball court ring, also Chichen Itza





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



Glyph on the left looks like a vulture to me.

 

A bunch of round pieces of Mayan artwork.

Work from Kaminaljuyu (preclassic 500BC-250 AD)



Ballcourt player, from Classic Era:

Spoiler: some classic era works from Tonina

Monument 16



Monument 139



Monumen 161

From Tenam Rosario (postclassic 900-1250AD)

 

Bird statue-head from Comalcalco:

 

A bunch more 'eads.

Tlaloc head from Ek Balam (Classic era)



Serpent head statue from Chichen Itza (post classic)



Fragment from Tonina (classic)

Spoiler

Serpent from Tonina:



Anthropomorphic figure from Jaina (classic period)



Tiny carved fragment from Tonina, beautiful detail:



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

 

King Pakal the Great's head, from Palenque:



Also Palenque, from the Group IV complex:



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



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.

 

Some monuments.

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

Spoiler: stela 146

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





A fragment of a Tonina sculpture, beautifully carved :

 

Just Lovely

Gr, Imrahil

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10105882992328089

 

Damn that is amazing!

At first I thought that thing was a giant birthday cake! Great find!!

 

I love the LED work that makes the glyphs light up!