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Disk F
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During the ninth century, Maya artists learned to work gold, a material new to the region. They imported gold disks from what is today Panama or Costa Rica, reworking them in a distinctive style and employing Maya iconography. On this example, under the open mouth of a supernatural rattlesnake, three warriors surround a single seated captive.
Durante el siglo IX, los artistas mayas aprendieron a trabajar el oro, un material nuevo en la región. Importaban discos de oro del actual Panamá o Costa Rica, transformándolos y adaptándolos al estilo y a la iconografía maya. En el disco F, debajo de la boca abierta de una serpiente de cascabel sobrenatural, tres guerreros rodean a un captivo sentado.
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