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@dalvarez-01.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 10:27 PM

An amazing Maya anthropomorphic figurine from Jaina Island, dating to the Classic period (550–830 CE).

Seen in Merida Museum of Anthropology.

#Maya #Jaina #Archaeology #Mesoamerica #Yucatan

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 6:19 PM

Crab Vessel
Clay, pigment
c. 100 BCE to 250 CE
Colima culture
Mexico

#handmade #crab #vessel #Colima #culture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #ancientmexico #precolumbianpottery #pottery

@altarareza.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 5:42 PM

Otra Oc de esta cultura, está se llama Tsanda, ni idea de cómo se pronuncia, por más que me gusta lo purépecha, su idioma me resulta medio complicado xd
¿Que les parece? ¿Me pase con los detalles?
#oc #smallartist #artmoots #mesoamerica #purepecha

@basilgentleman.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 8:15 PM

More work from my exhibition on #Mesoamerica
This exhibition was inspired by my interest in and admiration for Mesoamerican history, mythology and culture.
#aztec #mesoamerican #art #painting #artwork #draw #coloring #precolumbian #aztecs #mayans #artist #mayan #acrylicpainting #drawing

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 5:15 PM

Mosaic Encrusted Skull
human skull, turquoise, onyx, shell
c. 1350-1520 CE
Aztec (Mexica) culture
Mexico

#handmade #humanskull #turquoise #onyx #shell #mosaicoverlay #ancientart #art #sculpture #Aztec #Mexica #culture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbianart #religion #belief #ritual #ceremony #skull

@byteandpieces.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 3:00 PM

📣 New Podcast! "Hard Drives of the Gods: The Secret Magnetic Memory of Ancient Stone Giants" on @Spreaker #alienmonuments #ancientaliens #ancientcloud #ancientdata #ancienttech #archaeology #basalt #forbiddenarchaeology #historymystery #lostcivilization #magneticmemory #megalithic #mesoamerica

@bastrod.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 10:51 AM

Chorotega temple scene

#art #artist #illust #illustration #history #mesoamerica #costarica #nicoya #nicaragua #chorotega #manguean #mankeme

@basilgentleman.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 7:34 PM

Some more work from my exhibition on #Mesoamerica
This exhibition was inspired by my interest in and admiration for Mesoamerican history, mythology and culture.
#aztec #mesoamerica #art #painting #artwork #draw #precolumbian #aztecs #mayans #artist #mayan #acrylicpainting #drawing

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 7:01 PM

Grasshopper Throne
carved stone
c. 1350-1500 CE
Purépecha culture
Michoacán, Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #grasshopper #design #throne #chair #purépecha #culture #michoacán #mexico #mesoamerica #ancientmexico #ancientart #ancientsculpture #sculpture #art #precolumbian #prehispanic #elite #ruler

The Purépecha are an indigenous people centered in the highlands of Michoacán, Mexico, historically renowned for successfully resisting the Aztec Empire and mastering early bronze and copper metallurgy.
Formed a powerful pre-Columbian state around Lake Pátzcuaro.
Defeated the Aztecs in the 1470s and maintained independence until Spanish forces arrived in the 1530s.
Built distinct stepped pyramids known as yácatas.
Language is Purépecha (historically called Tarascan), an isolate language not clearly related to surrounding Mesoamerican tongues.
Traditional arts include advanced metalwork, distinctive woodcraft, and pottery deeply tied to festivals like the Day of the Dead.
Traditional religious beliefs centered on deities like Kurikaweri (sky and war god) and Kwerawáperi (earth mother), which blended with Roman Catholicism over time.
Most members live in Michoacán, with vibrant populations in towns like Cherán, Paracho, and Pátzcuaro.
Growing diaspora communities exist across the United States and Mexican urban centers due to agricultural migration and economic shifts.

@itzamahel.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 10:06 AM

Pāinal ("swift one" in Nahuatl), Ixiptla ("impersonator") of Huitzilopochtli, the #godofwar patron of Mexico - Tenochtitlan and for the Mexica also the god of the fifth Sun. Detail of a larger #illustration featuring more pre-Hispanic deities.

#artBR #BRart #mesoamerica

Illustration of a Mexica / "Aztec" deity, Pāinal, with painted face, adornments and an arrow like object piercing on his septum.

@basilgentleman.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 10:47 PM

Work from my exhibition on #Mesoamerica
This exhibition was inspired by my interest in and admiration for Mesoamerican history, mythology and culture.
#artwork #painting #aztec #art #precolumbian #aztecs #mayans #artist #mayan #acrylic #painter #drawing #myths #spiritual

@altarareza.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 6:02 PM

Empezaré con mis Ocs purépechas, mi cultura favorita de mesoamerica, está se llama Atakuame Aparheta tenía un significado pero no me acuerdo, espero que esté bien xd
Cómo sea ¿Que les parece? Es raro hacer un fondo realista, pero no salió tan mal

#oc #smallartist #artmoots #mesoamerica #purepecha

@drsabinemetzger.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 4:11 AM

🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #PreColumbian #ZapotecCulture #Mesoamerica
Zapotec artist
BAT EFFIGY VESSEL, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Terracotta