These masks were placed over the faces of deceased rulers and elites during burial rites, symbolizing their divine identity and journey into the afterlife.
Museum of Anthropology in Mérida.
#Maya #Archaeology
These masks were placed over the faces of deceased rulers and elites during burial rites, symbolizing their divine identity and journey into the afterlife.
Museum of Anthropology in Mérida.
#Maya #Archaeology
The axe is now part of the collections at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester.
📸Kevin Wilbraham
#History #HistoryMatters
The axe is now part of the collections at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester.
📸Kevin Wilbraham
#History #HistoryMatters
🚀"Hell yeah! Bring it in!"
🌒"Oh! Uh, you have a camera. I guess I'm surprised, with what I've seen..."
🚀"I'd say I'll fly you to the moon, but you'd take it in a way I don't mean... yet."
🚀"Hell yeah! Bring it in!"
🌒"Oh! Uh, you have a camera. I guess I'm surprised, with what I've seen..."
🚀"I'd say I'll fly you to the moon, but you'd take it in a way I don't mean... yet."
#sciArt #mineral #MawSitSit #Jadeite
#sciArt #mineral #MawSitSit #Jadeite
Kosmochlor gets its name from its occurence in meteorites and its greenness.
Kosmochlor gets its name from its occurence in meteorites and its greenness.
This is an apt little #linocut for your cabinet of curiosity; a sample of the gemstone Maw Sit Sit. I printed a limited edition of twelve prints. Maw Sit Sit, also known as jadeite-albite is a metamorphic
This is an apt little #linocut for your cabinet of curiosity; a sample of the gemstone Maw Sit Sit. I printed a limited edition of twelve prints. Maw Sit Sit, also known as jadeite-albite is a metamorphic
#AlexAsks
well some of them. id run out of picture space to show both off
my books are in boxes as are my figurines but i have a lot of those too 😅😅
#AlexAsks
well some of them. id run out of picture space to show both off
my books are in boxes as are my figurines but i have a lot of those too 😅😅
carved jade, cinnabar
c. 1800-1000 BCE
Olmec culture
Mexico
#handmade #carved #jade #red #cinnabar #OlmecCulture #mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #religion #sculpture #ancientsculpture #transformation #shaman #shamanicritual #belief #culture #spiritual
carved jade, cinnabar
c. 1800-1000 BCE
Olmec culture
Mexico
#handmade #carved #jade #red #cinnabar #OlmecCulture #mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #religion #sculpture #ancientsculpture #transformation #shaman #shamanicritual #belief #culture #spiritual
Small Serpentine stone / Jade skull. Mexico, Aztec civilization
1200 - 1520 AD Serpentine naturally occurs in the same geological regions and riverbeds as jadeite, making it a readily available and visually similar greenstone used for carvings, beads, and rituals ..
Small Serpentine stone / Jade skull. Mexico, Aztec civilization
1200 - 1520 AD Serpentine naturally occurs in the same geological regions and riverbeds as jadeite, making it a readily available and visually similar greenstone used for carvings, beads, and rituals ..
."Social" Jade vs. Geological Jade: Archaeologists distinguish between true geological jadeite (sourced from the Motagua Valley in Guatemala) and "social" jade—alternative green stones like serpentine, quartz, and amazonite that had similar colors and symbolic value. ....
."Social" Jade vs. Geological Jade: Archaeologists distinguish between true geological jadeite (sourced from the Motagua Valley in Guatemala) and "social" jade—alternative green stones like serpentine, quartz, and amazonite that had similar colors and symbolic value. ....
The Aztec word chalchihuitl did not strictly mean modern mineralogical jadeite. Instead, it functioned as a general term for precious, hard, greenish or bluish stones that could be polished for ritual and ornamental use.
The Aztec word chalchihuitl did not strictly mean modern mineralogical jadeite. Instead, it functioned as a general term for precious, hard, greenish or bluish stones that could be polished for ritual and ornamental use.
Small Serpentine stone / Jade skull. Mexico, Aztec civilization
1200 - 1520 AD ...... the Aztecs used serpentine and other green stones alongside actual jadeite, often grouping them together under the broad term chalchihuitl. ...
Small Serpentine stone / Jade skull. Mexico, Aztec civilization
1200 - 1520 AD ...... the Aztecs used serpentine and other green stones alongside actual jadeite, often grouping them together under the broad term chalchihuitl. ...
Because it's very precious and rare, because it's green, and because it's very pretty beautiful
Because it's very precious and rare, because it's green, and because it's very pretty beautiful