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ID: 901002074
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002074
Record Type: Character/Person

K'awiil (Maya deity)

Note: Maya god of lightning, who is closely associated with mirrors or highly polished stones in artistic representations.

Names:
K'awiil (Maya deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
........<Maya iconography> (P)
............<Maya characters> (P)
................K'awiil (Maya deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... Term Not Found
..... AAT Candidate
culture/religion is .... Maya (culture or style)
.....(Native Highland Mexican and Guatemalan styles, Native Middle American, Native American, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
K'awiil (Maya deity)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310644?sortBy=Relevance&ft=kawiil&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2
................ Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017)
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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