A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris [1080×1350]
A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris [1080×1350]
The expression on the face gives off a bit of an R. Crumb vibe.
BadPotential2143 on
This looks like it could be a modern cartoon
BDSb on
Dude goes hard
NotEnoughLayers on
It belongs in a museum!
hungjockca on
very reptilian u/Fuckoff555 🙂
hungjockca on
do you know what the glphys represent? (the two ‘heads’ on the left?) the ‘proboscis’ — the scorpion-tail attached to it’s skull -what makes this ‘demon’ god very ‘reptilian’ in my view. The proboscis is a little known yet distinct feature in my construct that i’m seeing more and more.
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Always love seeing Mesoamerican artifacts
The expression on the face gives off a bit of an R. Crumb vibe.
This looks like it could be a modern cartoon
Dude goes hard
It belongs in a museum!
very reptilian u/Fuckoff555 🙂
do you know what the glphys represent? (the two ‘heads’ on the left?) the ‘proboscis’ — the scorpion-tail attached to it’s skull -what makes this ‘demon’ god very ‘reptilian’ in my view. The proboscis is a little known yet distinct feature in my construct that i’m seeing more and more.