Chacmool - Wikipedia
A chacmool (also spelled chac-mool or Chac Mool) is a form of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sculpture depicting a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front, supporting …
The Chac Mool Statues of Mexico - ThoughtCo
2019年1月26日 · A Chac Mool is a very specific type of Mesoamerican statue associated with ancient cultures such as the Aztecs and Maya. The statues, made of different types of stone, …
Chacmool ('Chac-Mool') – Intriguing Pre-Columbian Statue …
2021年5月22日 · Archaeology confirms that twelve chacmools have been discovered at the Toltec city of Tula, known for its famous Atlantean Statues, the massive stone sculptures of warriors, …
Chac Mool | Maya | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sculptures of this type, featuring a reclining male figure holding a bowl on his torso, were given the invented name Chac Mool by nineteenth-century explorers during an archaeological …
Archaeologists discover chacmool statue in Pátzcuaro
2023年9月4日 · Chacmool sculptures have been discovered extensively throughout Mesoamerica, spanning from Michoacán in Mexico to El Salvador. The earliest known …
Chacmool: The Toltec & Maya History of this Sculpture
2019年9月20日 · With over a dozen Chacmool statues found at Chichén Itzá, many in prominent locations - such as in antechambers of temples or set in association with thrones or sacrificial …
The mysterious meaning and origins of the Chaac Mool
2023年9月11日 · The Chaac Mool is one of the most enduring and well-known icons of México’s ancient past. One of the best preserved Chaac Mools ever discovered is now on display at …
Chac-Mool - The Historical Marker Database
2023年5月29日 · The Chac-Mool statue and Marker Marker can be reached from Quintana Roo C-1, 0.1 kilometers south of Av. Claudio Canto. The marker is located in southern section of …
The Chacmool. - California State University, East Bay
Chacmools are found in Central Mexico and Yucata'n with the greatest number concentrated at the archaeological sites of Tula, Hidalgo, and Chiche'n Itza', Yucata'n. A chacmool excavated …
Explore a Chac Mool in 3D — Google Arts & Culture
Largely destroyed by the Spanish in 1521, only a few of its many treasures remained intact, including this stunning statue of Chac Mool. Chac Mool was a common representation …