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Itzá, State Quintana Roo, México Great Ball Court: Plumed Serpent head (detail) Terminal Classic (800-900 AD) 900-1000 AD |
Comments: In Classic Maya representations, Visison Serpents appe- ared to people in trances induced by blood sacrifice. The faces of invo- ked ancestors or gods were shown protruding from the wide-open jaws of the snakes (sample 1 & sample 2). Here it's just another reptile. |
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