Madrid Codex (Maya)
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The Madrid Codex is one of four surviving pre-Columbian Maya books dating to the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. The Madrid Codex was produced in western Yucatán, Mexico, today is held
Scenes connected to the hunt, Madrid Codex
Rain-bringing snakes, Madrid Codex
Animal figures of serpents in the Maya codices
Codex Tro-Cortesianus, pages: 75-76
Museo de América
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The Museo de América is an art, archaeology, and ethnography museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the whole of the Americas from the Paleolithic period to the present day. It is one of the National Mus
Madrid Codex (Maya)
…the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology (circa 900–1521 AD). The Madrid Codex was produced in western Yucatán, Mexico, today is held by the Museo de América in Madrid and is considered to be the most important piece in its collection. However, the original is not on display due to its fragility; an accurate…
Façade of the museum
Gallery formerly arranged to recall the Cabinet of Natural History that preceded the museum. The painting of Guadalupe and the castas is no longer on view at the museum.
Luis de Mena, Casta painting with the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1750
Ceramic vessel representing a crustacean. Moche culture artwork from Peru.