- Drawing of Buluc Chabtan, god of sudden death and sacrifice, from Dresden Codex

Object Name: Drawing of Buluc Chabtan, god of sudden death and sacrifice, from Dresden Codex
Creation Date: 1500 AD
Culture: Post-Classic Maya
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God F, also called Buluc Chabtan, is a war and human sacrifice deity. His constant characteristic is a black line partly encircling his eyes and extending down his cheek. A war god in his own right, he is often shown burning houses with a torch in one hand while he demolishes them with a spear in the other. The concept of a war god, a god of death by violence and human sacrifice, seems to be embodied in God F, Buluc Chabtan.


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