Detail View: Maya Art and Architecture:
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Identifier:
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Chac_Mool3
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Creator:
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Anonymous
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Style or Period:
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Pre-Columbian
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City or Region:
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Yucatan Peninsula
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Site:
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Chichen Itza
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Country:
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Mexico
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Language:
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Spanish
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Subject:
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sculpture
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Subject:
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Meso American
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Subject:
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reclining figure
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Description:
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Sculpture depicting a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front, supporting itself on its elbows and supporting a bowl or a disk upon its stomach. These figures possibly symbolised slain warriors carrying offerings to the gods; the bowl upon the chest was used to hold sacrificial offerings.
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Course Number:
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10076
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Instructor:
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Michelle de Farra
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Filesize:
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29731 Bytes
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Filename:
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chac_mool3.jpg
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MIMEtype:
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image/jpeg
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Imagesize:
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346 x 450
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