Maya Culture Ceramic Wine Cup - Metropolitan Museum of Art
This cylindrical drinking cup, which is a Maya cultural artwork collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is considered a representative work of the Maya pottery painter "Metropolitan Master". It features a mythological scene depicting the young rain god Chahk and a supernatural young leopard. Chahk appears in its typical attire and symbolic accessories, while juvenile jaguars are presented with their supernatural facial features and body details. Not only does it showcase the exquisite craftsmanship of Maya art, but it also reflects the complex myths about life, death, and rebirth in Maya culture. Provided important clues for researchers on Maya religion and ritual practices
Relief Cup - American Bonn Collection Series
Collected in the Bonn Collection in the Americas, the surface is coated with delicate orange and features relief decorations. There are two opposing rectangular patterns on the outer side of the cup, which are similar in design and both depict a male image and a side view of a snake. In both patterns, men are wearing a variety of headpieces, waistbands, and different forms of chains. This cup comes from Carassia, El Salvador, and belongs to the Maya culture. It is one of the collections of Mera de Fernandez Shafer.
Ancient Maya Civilization Stone Tablet
A stone monument located in Copan, Honduras, is one of the relics of the ancient Maya civilization. Copan is an ancient Mayan city ruins located in the Copan Valley in western Honduras. An important stone monument was discovered in this site. It is a huge pillar, usually carved from a single boulder, often used to commemorate important events or rulers. Carving symbolic patterns, pictograms, and decorations of ancient Maya civilization, showcasing the artistic and religious features of Maya culture. It may have been built to commemorate a ruler or important event. The Kopan Site is an important archaeological site.
Maya style pottery engraved with golfers
This is a Maya style pottery from Yucatan, Mexico, made around 600-1000 AD. The diameter of this pottery is 18.1 x 15.6 centimeters, and the overall height is 18 centimeters. This pottery depicts the image of a Maya player wearing heavy protective gear to prevent injury during the game. This pottery is currently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Maya pottery from the classical period
This pottery belongs to the Maya culture, originating from the late classical period of the 7th to 10th centuries AD in Central America, the region of Nibaha. It is made of ceramic and talc, with an overall size of 16.9 x 15.3 x 15.3 centimeters. This pottery may have been used as a political gift, depicting scenes of captured prisoners after battle. The pictographic characters surrounding the edges are specifically designed for this container, used for drinking high-quality beverages made from cocoa beans. This container is currently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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