Chac Mool Statue, Chichen Itza, c. 1000 AD
Chac Mool, Chichen Itza, c. 1000 AD — the reclining figure holds a dish on its stomach believed to have received ritual offerings, possibly including human hearts. Chac Mool sculptures appear throughout Mesoamerica, but the finest examples were found at Chichen Itza. © https://www.flickr.com/photos/donabelandewen/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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