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The figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacrifice, gazes at Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Site was founded by the Maya, but building continued by invading Toltecs after 918. Height of the Pyramid 30 m. 11th.
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Caption:
The figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacrifice, gazes at Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Site was founded by the Maya, but building continued by invading Toltecs after 918. Height of the Pyramid 30 m. 11th.
Classification:
Location:
Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Mexico
Credit:
Erich Lessing / Album
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4000 x 2711 px | 31.0 MB
Print size:
33.9 x 23.0 cm | 13.3 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
11TH CENTURY • 11TH • AMERICAN INDIAN • AMERICAN INDIANS • AMERICAN INDIANS: AZTEC • AMERICAN INDIANS: MAYA • AMERICAN-INDIAN • ARCHAEOL. SITE: CHICHENITZA • ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO • ARCHITECTURE • AZTEC • CHAC, MEXICAN RAINGOD • CHAC-MOOL, MAYA-TOLTEC GOD • CHICHEN ITZA, TOLTECS (MEX • CULT • CULT, MAYA • CULT: SACRIFICE • GOD CHAC, MEXICAN RAINGOD • GOD CHAC-MOOL, MAYA-TOLTEC • GOD KUKULKAN • GOD • GODS: MEXICAN • HUMAN SACRIFICE • INDIANS (AMERICAN) • KUKULCAN, MEXICAN GOD • LADDER • LANDSCAPE • LANDSCAPES • MAYA CULTURE • MAYA • MAYAN • MAYAS • MEXICAN GOD CHAC-MOOL • MEXICAN GOD KUKULKAN • MEXICAN GODS • MEXICAN RAINGOD CHAC • MEXICO • NATIVE AMERICAN • NATIVE AMERICANS • OFFERING (RELIGION) • OFFERING • PERIOD: PRE-COLUMBIAN • PERIOD: PRECOLUMBIAN • PRE-COLUMBIAN • PRE-HISPANIC • PRECOLUMBIAN • PYRAMID • RAINGOD CHAC, MEXICO • RELIGION • RITUAL • SACRIFICE (RELIGION) • SACRIFICE • SACRIFICE, HUMAN • SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS • STAIRCASE • STAIRS • STAIRWAY • STATUE • STATUES • TOLTEC
