Ancient Mayan Mural -- It's a Photobomb!
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Archaeologists working in Guatemala have discovered a well-preserved mural depicting the ruling class of the ancient Mayan people. The mural show a ruler, dressed as the Wind God, as he is being advised by his retinue. Just behind the king, a man peers out behind him in a classic photobomb!
"It's really our first good look at what scholars in the eighth century Mayan lowlands were doing," said Bill Saturno, the study's lead researcher and an assistant archaeology professor at Boston University.
The painting is very well-preserved, which is unusual for Mayan art-- apparently the tropical climate is very hard on most Mayan ruins and artwork.
I think it is beautiful and fascinating!
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What a headdress! I wonder how heavy that was, and how on earth they stood it, in the tropical heat...
great pic Dowser,
Sorry I just couldn't help my self when you asked how they stood that,...lol
Thanks for the song! I had forgotten this! What a HOOT!
Amazing discovery. In excellent condition after 1250 years.
Looks like they were gonna add a third person but decided not too.
Wonder what the guy whose head the King is holding did - tried to take a feather out of the headdress??
That's my ringtone on my phone.
Well, he "is" in the southern belt.
They had to be strong, for sure! I remember at the King Tut exhibit, some of the necklaces King Tut wore had counter weights hanging down the back. Those weighed up to 60 pounds! So, even if King Tut had a club foot and was considered a weakling, he was able to hold that up. Don't think I could!
Beautiful, too! I wonder what they used as pigment? The Egyptians used lapis lazuli for their blues... Lapis lazuli is very stable, so that they blues you see in Egyptian tombs are the same colors as when they were painted. Wish I could see this!
Cute, Dean! I bet that makes you cheerful!
What a hoot! I noticed that, too-- but was thinking it was more of a mask. Of course it wasn't. It was a head... eek! Maybe the 3rd person is represented by the head...
Funny, Robert!
I knew several people in college that put themselves through school by selling bibles-- just like in the movie "Paper Moon"... They would read an obit, and stamp the name in gold on the cover.
ha ha ha. Cool mural photo bomb.
I've always loved Mayan art, and have quite a few things from our trip to Cozumel... I really wonder if they looked like that, though.
Also, is that a giant feather coming out of his nose?
Beautiful Dowser.....thank you for sharing!!
Glad you liked it! I love Mayan art and stuff... I think it's truly neat-- a window on a long-gone world.