Mayan Globular Terracotta Olla with Turtle Depiction bulupeople Villages consist of family houses

Villages consist of family houses (tsyem) and at least one large men’s house (jeu)

or daily life—bridging the spiritual and material worlds of ancient Mesoamerican societies

frequently serving as headdresses or wrappings for the deceased

Most likely the top of a much larger votive statuette and probably was once brightly painted with coloured pigments

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Mayan Globular Terracotta Olla with Turtle Depiction bulupeople Villages consist of family housesPre Columbian Era, Maya Culture, c. 250950 AD, Mexico This superb globular terracotta olla represents the deep symbolic and artistic traditions of the ancient Maya. Shaped in the form of a turtle, this vessel celebrates the animal's sacred status in Mayan mythology and cosmology. The turtle, a revered creature, was associated with both water and the earth. In the Mayan creation myth, the turtle is intimately linked to the deity Pauahtun, who is