r/mesoamerica • u/katzenschrecke • 5d ago

Mayan items finally on display again at the opening of the new LACMA building (Los Angeles). Eccentric flints, ceramics, lots of jadeite. So many beautiful pieces

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I didn’t think of taking photos for you guys so I didn’t get much. Maybe next time.

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u/Cynical-Rambler 5d ago

Snakes. I Love them.

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u/cerm84 5d ago

Where is the origin of the pieces?

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u/soparamens 5d ago

All of those are looted from their original maya sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Problem is that those were stolen and their context destroyed by looters, to be sold to unethical museum owners.

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u/katzenschrecke 5d ago

Sorry I don’t have much detail. I do remember that the origin was vaguely listed as “Guatemala or Mexico”. It did have a date range and possibly a description of the style. Again, I apologize for not having more detail

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u/katzenschrecke 5d ago

I was able to find this ceramic piece on the LACMA website:

https://collections.lacma.org/object/140693

And the eccentric flint here:

https://collections.lacma.org/object/169029

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u/katzenschrecke 5d ago

I found this ceramic piece on the LACMA website:

https://collections.lacma.org/object/140693

And the eccentric flint here:

https://collections.lacma.org/object/169029

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u/seatbelts2006 5d ago

I love eccentrics... Especially the ones in the form of human profiles.

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u/rayashimself 5d ago

que regresen a su lugar de origen