Welcome to Maya Vessels! The goal of this website is to examine the iconography of Maya ceramic vessels from the Classic Period. Tracing these wonderful objects has become a hobby of mine, and I wish to not only share these pieces of art, but also the current understanding of them as well. This will include the figures, the backgrounds, the colors, the glyphs, and so much more.
-Alexander Crim
Maya Vessels
Exploring the Iconography of Maya Ceramics
Index
Animals
Bat (Suutz’)
Bird (Muut)
Centipede (Chapaht)
Coati (Tz’uutz’ih)
Crocodile (Ahiin)
Deer (Chij)
Dog (Ok, Tz’i’)
Eagle (Kokaaj, Tz’ikin)
Fish (Kay)
Iguana (Huuj)
Jaguar (Bahlam)
Macaw (Mo’)
Opossum (Uch)
Owl (Kuy)
Peccary (Chitam, Tihl)
Rabbit (T’ul)
Shark (Xook)
Snake (Kaan)
Spider Monkey (Maax)
Turtle (Ahk)
Vulture (Usiij)
Deities
Ahkan (God A’)
Ak’ab God
Bloody-Mouthed God
Chahk (God B)
God I of the Palenque Triad (GI)
Goddess O (Old Goddess)
Itzam Chan Tuun (God N)
Itzaamaat (God L)
Itzamnaaj (God D)
Ix Uh (Moon Goddess)
Jaguar Paddler
Jaguar War God
Juun Ajaw (Hunahpu/God S)
Juun Ixim (Maize God)
K’awiil (God K)
K’inich Ajaw (God G)
Pax God
Principal Bird Deity (PBD)
Stingray Spine Paddler
Water Lily Serpent (WLS)
Wind God (God H)
Wuuk Si’p (Hunting God)
Yax Baluun (Xbalanque/God CH)
Myths
4 Ajaw 8 Kumk’u Creation
Rebirth of Maize God
• Shark Hunting
• Paddlers and Canoe
• Emergence
Sacrifice of the Jaguar War God
Theft of God L’s Regalia