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A chacmool is a form of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican 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. Wikipedia
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Sculptures of this type, featuring a reclining male figure holding a bowl on his torso, were given the invented name Chac Mool by nineteenth-century ...
A chacmool is a form of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sculpture depicting a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front, supporting itself ...
Jan 26, 2019 · A Chac Mool is a very specific type of Mesoamerican statue associated with ancient cultures such as the Aztecs and Maya.
Some of the bestselling chac mool available on Etsy are: Set of 3 Pre-Columbian Olmec Head Mini Sculptures · Death Whistle, LOUD, Skull, ...
Inventory Description Cast, polychrome, reclining Chac Mool figure with offering bowl ; Cast Name CHN_ChacMool ; Classification. Cast ; Department Archaeological.
…plaster cast of a limestone Chac Mool—a Mayan representation of the rain spirit, depicted as a male reclining figure with its knees drawn up together, ...
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These figures possibly symbolised slain warriors carrying offerings to the gods; the bowl upon the chest was used to hold sacrificial offerings, including ...
Jun 20, 2016 · Mia acquired Chac Mool in 1947 from a respected art dealer, believing he was a masterpiece of ancient mesoamerican sculpture, in the manner of ...
Sep 4, 2023 · The statue is carved from basalt and measures 90 centimetres in length by 80 centimetres in height, with a preliminary study placing the date of ...
The monumental stone sculptural human form known as a “Chacmool” (pic 1) first appeared suddenly in Mesoamerica - probably in the 9th century CE - notably in ...