chacmool

A Mesoamerican sculptural type depicting a reclining figure supporting itself on its elbows and holding a bowl or a disk on its abdomen. Web resource here.

Chacmool. From Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico. 950-1200 CE. National Archaeological Museum, Mexico City.

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