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Vas decorat amb el déu Tlaloc (Chaac)
Decorated vase representing Tlaloc
The Maya believed in the reincarnation of the soul after it had journeyed to the sky or to the underworld to be reborn, free from all memories, as a new person. Funerary rituals had to ensure that this journey to other areas of the cosmos had taken place and that all the obstacles along the way had been overcome in order to prevent the souls from being trapped on Earth. Elaborately decorated cense…
Creator
- maia
- Demian Maia
Type of item
- drinking glasses
Medium
- ceramic (material)
- Ceramic
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Museu de Cultures del Món
Creation date
- 1000/1521
Places
- El Salvador
Identifier
- MEB 37-176
- http://hdl.handle.net/10970/objects/H483903
Extent
- 24 x 14 cm
Format
- modelat
- allisat
- polit
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-06-15T16:28:39.666Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-13T14:57:58.845Z