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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Mayan Figure with Articulated Arms, 300 CE - 900 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Mayan Figure with Articulated Arms, 300 CE - 900 CE
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Mayan Figure with Articulated Arms, 300 CE - 900 CE

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Today, this small sculpture almost appears to be a child’s toy, sort of an ancient action figure. You can just picture a child posing the attached, jointed arms. The figure...
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Today, this small sculpture almost appears to be a child’s toy, sort of an ancient action figure. You can just picture a child posing the attached, jointed arms. The figure is fairly androgynous, wearing ear ornaments and a fancy hairstyle. However, the looks of this mysterious figure are deceptive to modern eyes. Our first impression could not be further from the truth. Found inside a tomb, buried next to a fallen ruler, this sculpture clearly played an important role in the afterlife. Perhaps it is a guardian to accompany the fallen into the next world. Perhaps it is a memorial of a relative to watch over the deceased. What appears to be rather trivial to us is instead imbedded with a potent energy and magic that transcends time and life itself. This figure has seen the other side and has returned unscathed to reveal its secrets from beyond.
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