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State Chiapas, México Museo Alberto Ruz Lhuillier: Incense burner stand Late Classic (600-900 AD) 600-900 AD |
Comments: Most of incense burners feature the face of Fire God as the night-time and Underworld aspect of Sun God. The kindling and ex- tinguishing of fire were also important parts of the ceremonies because the creation of fire was a central theme in archaic reincarnation myths. |
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