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 ...

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Maya god of death was called Cizin, also spelled Kisin, which in Maya means "Stinking One." ...

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

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

An ancient ruler embodied by the Mayan god of corn in the underworld can be seen on an astonishingly well-preserved stone disk recently extracted from the Temple of the Sun in Mexico. The figure ...

An exhibition at Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum uses ancient artworks to retell the stories of the gods of the Maya civilization.

In this series, Lagniappe presents works from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The monumental head of Hun Hunapu, the god of corn, depicts one of ...