The Maya represent one of the most significant pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica, whose artistic achievements continue to captivate audiences worldwide. Over centuries, they developed a distinctive visual language that found expression in monumental sculptures, intricately crafted ceramics, murals, and delicate jewelry. Their art was deeply intertwined with religious beliefs, astronomical observations, and social hierarchies. The diversity of their imagery is striking: gods, rulers, mythical animals, and complex calendar glyphs merge into a multifaceted visual cosmos. Maya artists often worked anonymously, creating works commissioned by kings or religious elites to represent power and cosmic order. Maya architecture, especially their pyramids, palaces, and ball courts, is characterized by impressive monumentality and attention to detail. Reliefs and stelae recount historical events, dynastic successions, and ritual acts, with writing and imagery often inseparably linked. The use of color, particularly in murals, demonstrates a refined sense of aesthetics and symbolism. Over the centuries, Maya art evolved: while the Early Classic period was dominated by more abstract forms, the Late Classic saw the emergence of a more naturalistic style that vividly captured human emotion and movement. Maya art was never static; it constantly reflected social and political transformations. Even after the decline of the classic Maya centers, their artistic legacy remained vibrant, influencing subsequent cultures. Today, Maya works are exhibited in museums around the globe and are considered key to understanding one of the most complex civilizations of the ancient world. Their artistic expression remains a fascinating testament to the creativity, spirituality, and innovative spirit of a vanished high culture.
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.jpg "Reproduction of a mural showing noble men dressed for a ceremony, from the Temple of Murals, Bonampak by Mayan")
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_Detail_showing_a_scene_of_procession_Mayan_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089026).jpg "Frescoes in Bonampak, Chiapas (Mexico). (detail) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Reconstruction of the Bonampak frescoes showing a procession of musicians by Mayan")
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.jpg "Portrait head of Pacal, King of Palenque from the Temple of the Inscriptions by Mayan")
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.jpg "Sun God Kinich Ahau, from State of Campeche by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-189693).jpg "Funerary Jewel from Calakmul, Late Classic Period, 600-900 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Man standing on a turtle,")
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.jpg "Tikal Stela 31, Early Classic Period, 445 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Panel of glyphs, from Temple XVIII, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, Late Classical Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-185788).jpg "Altar 10 from Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala, Maya Classic Period (600-900 AD) by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-196023).jpg "Mosaic Mask, from Palenque, Chiapas by Mayan")
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 (jade mother of pearl pyrite) (see also 238269) - (MeisterDrucke-166555).jpg "Funerary Mask from Tikal, Peten, Guatemala, Early Classic Period by Mayan")
 (jade mother of pearl pyrite) (see also 238269) - (MeisterDrucke-166555).jpg)
.jpg "Stela from Calakmul, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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_(stucco)_-_(MeisterDrucke-301856).jpg "Relief on a pyramid, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-207073).jpg "Royal Jewels of Pacal, King of Palenque, late Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stela A, Copan, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-281325).jpg "Mask, 500-900 AD by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-267567).jpg "Chac-Mool, from Chichen-Itza, Yucatan, c.987-1185 BC by Mayan")
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 (Jade) - (MeisterDrucke-160516).jpg "Calakmul Funerary Mask with Collar and Earrings, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico by Mayan")
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.jpg "Reproduction of a Mural Showing Servants and Musicians During a Ceremony, from the Temple of Murals, Bonampak by Mayan")
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 commemorating First Katum the coming to - (MeisterDrucke-246147).jpg "Altar T (right side) Commemorating")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-321802).jpg "Skull with jade-encrusted teeth by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-228297).jpg "Priest in ceremonial robes, Isle of Jaina by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stela 14 depicting a ballplayer on a Non-Classic Maya style, Terminal Classic by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-199028).jpg "Mosaic mask representing an old man, from the Ruz tomb under the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque, Chipas by Mayan")
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.jpg "Calakmul Funerary Mask with Collar and Earrings, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Tikal Stela 9, Early Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Throne 1 from Piedras Negras (detail) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stela 9 depicting Ajb’alun Haab’tal Wat’ul K’atel, Terminal Classic King from Seibal, Guatemala, commemorating the end of the 9th Katun in AD 849 by Mayan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-242541).jpg "Head of the Mayan corn god, Oaxaca, c.500 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Kukulkan Pyramid, Post Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Tikal Stela 2, Early Classic Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-218453).jpg "Zoomorphic stone, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Statue of a Woman in Ceremonial Robes, Isle of Jaina by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-152084).jpg "Toniatuh, the Sun God, from the Temple of the Cross, Palenque, Maya Classic Period, 5th-10th century by Mayan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-185952).jpg "Lintel by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stone Sculpture of an Old Man")
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.jpg "View of Seibal Temple A3, Ultimate Classic Period by Mayan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-148748).jpg "Lintel, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-192772).jpg "Globular Vase with a Face, from Kalminaljuy, Guatemala, Pre-Classic Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-151313).jpg "Yaxchilan Lintel 25, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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 (ceramic) - (MeisterDrucke-148719).jpg "Covered Tetrapod Bowl, from Tikal, Peten, Guatemala, Early Classic Period by Mayan")
 (ceramic) - (MeisterDrucke-148719).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-238215).jpg "Funerary Urn from Teapa, Tabasco by Mayan")
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.jpg "Reproduction of Bonampak Frescos (detail with musicians) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Low relief of a ball game player, the ball, and the glyphs giving a description, late Classic Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-178774).jpg "Stela 1, Terminal Classic period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Funerary vessel found in a tomb of Balamku, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Early Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Copan Stela H by Mayan")
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.jpg "Palenque, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Necklace, from Topoxte, Peten, Guatemala, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Polychrome Two-Part Effigy Vessel, Perhaps an Incense Burner, from a Tomb Under an Early Classic Maya Building at Tikal by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-287216).jpg "Ceremonial Ballplayer, Isle of Jaina, c.600 by Mayan")
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.jpg "Figurine of a tlachtli player wearing a helmet, from Jalisco, Classic Period, 400-700 by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stela depicting a High Priest and a Woman, from Yaxchilan by Mayan")
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.jpg "Back of Stela B, Copan, Late Classic Period, 731 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Funerary Urn with Holes from Mixco Viejo, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America, Post Classic Period by Mayan")
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 Quiche Guat - (MeisterDrucke-272876).jpg "Funerary Urn with Holes from Utatlan (Cumarcaaj), Quiche, Guatemala, Central America by Mayan")
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.jpg "Yaxchilan, Stela 18, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-252176).jpg "Funerary Urn from Tapijulapa, Tabasco by Mayan")
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.jpg "View of Tikal Temple 1, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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 (stucco - (MeisterDrucke-293562).jpg "Relief on a pyramid, Late Classic period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Copan West Court, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stone sculpture of a man")
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.jpg "El Castillo, Equinox in Chichen Itza, Post Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stele C Depicting Eighteen Rabbit and a Statue of a Two-Headed Turtle in Front by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stela depicting a ball player, from Guatemala, Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Anthropomorphic censer, from Guatemala, Classic Period, 250-600 by Mayan")
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.jpg "Figure of a Warrior in Full Regalia, from the Isle of Jaina by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-214763).jpg "Carved Lintel, from back of the temple of the Masks, Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Copan Stela N, Late Classic Period, 764 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Palenque, Incense Burner, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-245014).jpg "Pectoral of a king from Tikal Site, Guatemala by Mayan")
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 (polychrome earthenware) (see also 238288) - (MeisterDrucke-177091).jpg "Ixil funerary urn with feline lid, Nebaj, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (900-1200) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Cylindrical vase with the head of a sun god, Classic Period, 7th-10th century by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-282285).jpg "Funeral Vessel, Mundo Perdido by Mayan")
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.jpg "Double-Chambered Vessel, Guatemala or Mexico by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-182872).jpg "Throne 1 from Piedras Negras, Usamacinta, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (600-900) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Funerary Vessel with Teotihuacan Influence, from Peten, Guatemala, Central America, Early Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Glyphs in the house C, patio 2 in the palace by Mayan")
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 (mosaic) - (MeisterDrucke-202084).jpg "Jewel representing a shield found in the Cenote of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Early Post Classic Period (900-1000 AD) by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-378080).jpg "Censer of Seated King, 4th century by Mayan")
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.jpg "Figure of a Sacred Ballplayer, from the Isle of Jaina, c.600-900 by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-267605).jpg "Figure of a warrior with a shield by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-585269).jpg "Mayan seated priest, Isle of Jaina by Mayan")
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.jpg "Lintel with two prisoners, Late Classic period, 600-900 AD by Mayan")
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.jpg "Stela 14 Depicting a Ballplayer (detail) by Mayan")
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.jpg "K")
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.jpg "Tikal Model by Mayan")
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.jpg "Tikal Temple I or Temple of the Great Jaguar, 7th to 8th century by Mayan")
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.jpg "The Young Man of Cumpich, from Yucatan, Mexico, Late Classic Period, 600-900 AD by Mayan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-381470).jpg "Censer support from Mexico, mid 7th-9th century by Mayan")
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.jpg "Sacrificial knife, from Nakum, Peten, Guatemala, Late Classic Period by Mayan")
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.jpg "Panel depicting a dignitary standing and two males kneeling, from Temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, Classical Period (detail) by Mayan")
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.jpg "Copan Stela H by Mayan")
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.jpg "Vault Cover with Painting of the God K")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-290742).jpg "Back of Altar U from Copan, Late Classic Period (795 AD) by Mayan")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-243766).jpg "Head Cut from a Wall at Comalcalco, Tabasco, Classic Maya by Mayan")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-596157).jpg "Figurine, from Campeche, Jaina style, Late Classic by Mayan")
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.jpg "Jar depicting a man dancing with a snake, found in a tomb at Altar de Sacrificios, Classic Maya by Mayan")
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