![]() The typical shell earrings accent the barbel extending from the nostril and projecting off of the god’s chin. His other jewels on the ankles and wrists may be jade or another precious material, and his headdress is a wild tangle of watery vegetation. The necklace of Chahk is quite unique: the collar consists of pendant extruded eyeballs and the pectoral is in the shape of an upside-down water jar marked with the hieroglyph for darkness, with what looks like a small serpent emerging from its mouth. He wears a complex loincloth that shows the typical knotted cotton of his costuming, and the rear panel of the loincloth contorts as if the artist was referencing a fish tail. ![]() The underside of each leg is marked with a scale pattern, evoking a shimmering and wet aquatic creature. The young rain god, named Chahk, poses mid-stride, lifting off his left foot and extending the right leg in front of him, gracefully pointing his toes. ![]() It contains one of the finest extant deity portraits from the Classic Maya corpus. This cylindrical drinking cup is the magnum opus of the Maya vase painter known as the Metropolitan Master. ![]()
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