A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coati-mundi were found with the ...

Ancient Mayan idol, dating back around 1,800 years discovered in remote town in Mexico, ... Cizin, which translates to “stinking one,” was the Mayan god of death, ...

An ancient stone statue of a Maya death deity, dating back more than 1,400 years, has been discovered in southeatsern mexico. Experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH ...

arts entertainment Visual Arts. Life and death with the Maya gods at Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum The exhibition uses stone sculptures and painted ceramic vessels to retell stories of the ...

The Mayan god of corn, from about 600-715 CE. SESTHASAK BOONCHAI / COURTESY OF NOMA. ... While the death of a loved one can be a mournful affair and the loss is certainly felt by those left ...

The disk, which measures 17 inches in diameter and is 3.5 inches thick, makes reference to an event in the year 505 AD that took place 260 days after the death of a governor in the Mayan kingdom ...

Ancient Mayan idol, dating back around 1,800 years discovered in remote town in Mexico, officials say. It is a limestone deity of death.