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 ...

Jun 20, 2016 · Mia acquired Chac Mool in 1947 from a respected art dealer, believing he was a masterpiece of ancient mesoamerican sculpture ... Chac Mool now ...

Jan 26, 2019 · A Chac Mool is a very specific type of Mesoamerican statue associated with ancient cultures such as the Aztecs and Maya.

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Department Archaeological ; Artist Désiré Charnay (1882) ; Culture. Maya ; Materials Plaster, Pigment ; Dimensions Overall: 108 × 151 × 81 cm (42 1/2 × 59 7/16 × 31 ...

These figures possibly symbolised slain warriors carrying offerings to the gods; the bowl upon the chest was used to hold sacrificial offerings, including ...

Jun 29, 2020 - Sculpture representing a Chac Mool in its characteristic position, reclining in a pose difficult to keep, with bent arm and legs and the head ...

In every respect, the Chacmools would appear to represent the victorious elite warriors, posed to receive the offerings of their vanquished captives, with the ...