Maya Gallery

Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - Sky Xul in Jaws of a Monster

Guatemala - Mayan Monolith - Quirigua - 8th century AD. Quirigua is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. This piece is Zoomorph P (which explorer Alfred Maudslay nicknamed The Great Turtle) was dedicated in 795 by "Sky Xul" and is a masterpiece of Mesoamerican art. It weighs around 20 tons. This side depicts a larger-than-life portrait of "Sky Xul" himself seated cross-legged in the open jaws of an enormous crocodile-mountain hybrid monster. Date: 8th century AD

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Mayan Ruins - Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan Ruins at Chichen Itza - a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archaeological site is located in Tinum Municipality, Yucatan State, Mexico. Detail of Las Monjas (The Nunnery - although now considered to be a residential palace). Date: circa 1940s

Sculpture depicting the goddess of fertility, artifact

Sculpture depicting the goddess of fertility, artifact originating from Tepetzintla (Mexico). Pre-Colombian Civilization. Maya art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology

© J. Bedmar/Iberfoto/Mary Evans

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