Polychrome Drinking Vessel Depicting Otherworldly Toad, Jaguar, and Serpent. Mexico, Southern Campeche, Maya, 650-800 CE Vessel depicting highly esoteric scenes describing the fundamental concepts of Maya religious belief and practice and the special role of kings as participants in the supernatural realm. Elegantly painted ceramic vessels constituted the premier form of artistic expression during the Late Classic period (550-850 AD) of ancient Maya civilisation, and none were more beautifully painted than those known as codex style.

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Size: 5072px × 5640px
Location: Mexico, Campeche
Photo credit: © ethnografia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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