Symbols of the Mayans
In this gallery are twelve black and white images of Symbols of the Mayans. They represent Maya Period Signs, of which there were three forms for each sign: “Normal,” “Face,” and “Figure.” They come from the book Guide to the Maudslay Collection of Maya Sculptures put together by the British Museum and published in 1923. The guide explains that “Cycle” shown as a bird’s head, represented 144,000 days. “Katun” is also a bird’s head, but with a kind of fang projecting from the corner of its mouth. It represented 7,200 days. “Tun”, often shown as a grotesque human head with a skeleton jaw, represented 360 days. “Uinal,” with the head of a frog with a curled mouth stood for 20 days. And “Kin,” shown with the head of the Sun-God, sometimes with a tail attached, stood for a single day. If you find these Symbols of the Mayans interesting, be sure to visit the pages with Maya Hieroglyphs and other Mayan Symbols. Enjoy!
Symbols of the Mayans 1 - Cycle Face Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 2 - Cycle Normal Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 3 - Katun Face Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 4 - Katun Normal Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 5 - Tun Face Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 6 - Tun Normal Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 7 - Uinal Face Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 8 - Uinal Normal Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 9 - Kin Face Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 10 - Kin Normal Sign
Symbols of the Mayans 11 - Great Cycle
Symbols of the Mayans 12 - Great Great Cycle