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Precolumbian
god from Tiquisate cylindrical tripod
Rollout of two out of several panels of the portrait
of Curly Face, a rare 5th century deity, part of the Tiquisate
Trinity. The discovery of these gods over a thousand years ago
has just recently been announced and will be published in Nicholas
Hellmuth forthcoming new book on Maya iconography.
Although Tiquisate was a non-Maya portion of pre-Columbian
Guatemala, Curly Face, Beady Eye, and Sour Mouth (the three members
of the Tiquisate Trinity) were also honored in the central Peten.
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Donated
to the Museo Popol Vuh.
The supports of this cylindrical tripod were broken off centuries
ago. |
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