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Medal - Maya Civilization
| Location | Mexico |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | A large Mayan deity mask in high relief dominates the center of the field, adorned with an elaborate feathered headdress featuring a skull motif. The surrounding field is densely decorated with Mayan glyphs, serpents, and figural elements including subsidiary deity faces, with a stepped pyramid rendered in relief at the lower center. The legend MAYA appears on a raised banner below the central mask. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed representation of the Aztec Sun Stone (often referred to as the Maya Calendar), rendered in high relief with multiple concentric rings of glyphs and symbolic imagery surrounding a central solar deity face with protruding tongue. The outer border is filled with additional calendrical and ceremonial motifs, with two large serpent or deity heads flanking the composition at the lower field. |
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