one of the striking burial masks in the Museo Arqueologia inside the Fuerte de San Miguel. From Calakmul, Campeche, late Classical period (600-800 AD)
This delightful museum just outside Campeche has a fabulous collection of Maya artefacts from sites all over Campeche and Yucatan provinces. There is a lot of explanation, a lot of detail, on site, also in English, but I have mostly focused on the aesthetics of the artefacts displayed. And share a few more photos here.
a vessel depicting a woman with loose hair, from Jaina, Campeche (late Classical)
a colourful painted shard of what must have been a large vessel
a fabulous burial mask, from Calakmul, Campeche (early Classical)
a wonderful little statue, slightly bigger than a hand
female statue, Jaina Campeche (late Classical)
another female statue, also from Jaina (late Classical)
a pot with a lid, attractively painted
and another one. different shape, also with lid
two plates, decorated with images of bats, from Balamku, Campeche, early Classical period (200-600 AD)
a very detailed sculpture, from Jaina (late Classical)
a mask or a sculpture, fabulous expression
just to show that there is a lot of variety in the sculptures
like this one, yet another subject matter, a warrior, I think
and then there are these delightful sculptures
a man wearing a hat
and another woman, also with hat – aren’t they great?
