Mayan Art Megathread

[Warden]

Nice looking disk, looks like the Mayan calendar I got on the top shelf of my office bookshelf!

 

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[Warden]

Pic of the Ballcourt ring at Uxmal, I have seen it in real life but not this close up!



Really nice detail in this photo.

 

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[Aginor]

Pic of the Ballcourt ring at Uxmal, I have seen it in real life but not this close up!

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Really nice detail in this photo.

Reminds me of the Engine of the Gods ring, just smaller.

 

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[Warden]

Some stuff on Aztec gods:

 

[Warden]

And some more on Mayan gods, including the hero twins:



Glyphs from Xibalba depicting the trials of the Hero twins:

 

[Lord-Marcus]

Those last two posts are extremely informative

 

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[Lord-Marcus]

Is that an archway or the entrance to a temple?

 

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Archway?... nice picture though!

 

[Lord-Marcus]

Archway?... nice picture though!

Oh yes! Just trying to puzzle it out is all

 

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[Warden]

Found this wonderful piece, I think also from the El Dorado movie.

 

[Aginor]

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Found this wonderful piece, I think also from the El Dorado movie.

Now I want someone to paint that same picture, just with a Skink.

 

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[Aginor]

The trailer for the new Tomb Raider game contains some cool Maya stuff, and judging by the last two games that were really good I am looking forward to it a lot!

 

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