Monumental Figure, 9th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Limestone, H. 84 1/2 x W. 24 x D. 20 in. (214.6 x 50.8 x 61cm), Stone-Sculpture, This grand sculpture portrays the Maya deity Chahk as an axe-wielding personification of rain, storms, and lightning. Clutching the handle of a large axe – symbolic of lightning – Chahk is shown as the Storm God with an open mouth and pronounced cheeks as if shouting or threatening
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Monumental Figure, 9th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Limestone, H, 84 1/2 x W, 24 D, 20, 214.6, x 50.8 61cm, Stone-Sculpture, grand, sculpture, portrays, Maya deity, Chahk, axe-wielding personification, rain, storms, lightning, Clutching, handle, large axe, –, symbolic, shown, Storm God, open mouth, pronounced cheeks, if shouting, threatening
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