chacmool

Maya chacmool from Chichen Itza.

Meaning

Noun

  • A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chak moʼol. The name was first given by Augustus Le Plongeon to a statue of this type discovered at Chichén Itzá in 1875.

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