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Chichén Itzá, State Quintana Roo, México
Nunnery (detail)
Terminal Classic (800-900 AD)
800-900 AD

Comments: Previously thought representations of Chac, the Maya god
of rain and thunderstorms, one of the longest continuously worshiped
gods, known for the characteristic blunt reptilian snout. These masks
viewed now as an eclectic iconographic combination of several deities.

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