Signs & Symbols - line art The Mayan religion possessed many gods: The death god. Although the Maya had formed agricultural communities as early as 1500 BC, the classic period of their civilization began in AD 200 and lasted until AD 900. They cultivate

Signs & Symbols - line art The Mayan religion possessed many gods: The god of sacrificial death. Although the Maya had formed agricultural communities as early as 1500 BC, the classic period of their civilization began in AD 200 and lasted until AD 900.

Signs & Symbols - line art Islam A pictographic image of a lion symbolizing strength, constructed from calligraphic words which read " In the name of the lion of God, the face of God, the victorious Ali ". From a wall-hanging, Turkey.

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Incised cat form on a ceremonial ornament. Rio Grande culture, Late Paracas period. Peru The Paracas culture (900 BC-AD400) is related to the earlier ChOvin de culture.

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Cat depicted on a frieze at ChOvin de HuOntar, Peru ChOvin was the first high culture in the Peru of pre-Columbian times. The extraordinary architecture of this civilization`s major city, ChOvin de HuOntar, is co

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas The Aztec god of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli. Mexico In the 15th and early 16th centuries the Aztec conquered and ruled an Empire that stretched throughout central and southern Mexico. The last Emperor, Montez

Signs & Symbols - line art The Mayan religion possessed many gods: The chief god, ItzamnO. Although the Maya had formed agricultural communities as early as 1500 BC, the classic period of their civilization began in AD 200 and lasted until AD 900. They

Signs & Symbols - line art Peruvian god with jaguars.