Chahk Monument Figure

Monumental Figure is an open form sculpture made out of a solid piece of limestone. It is from Maya culture and it was found in Mexico. The Chakh was originally from the Puuc hills of Yucatan and it was probably part of a royal court building. Where it looked straight at everybody who entered the building. It has been dated back to the 9th century. Its dimensions are H. 214 x W. 50.8 x 61cm. It is classified as a stone sculpture and it was purchased in 1966 by Harris Brisbane Dick fund. The sculpture portraits the Maya deity Chahk, here as an axe-wielding personification of rain, storms and lightning. The large axe symbols lightning. Chahk is known as the Storm God, it has an open mouth to show that he is shouting or threatening. There are two holes in the axe; these were often filled with blades of stone. His left hand is missing, but if it was there it would probably hold a battle shield.
It is less detailed than the Goddess of Sakhmet. If you compare the feet of the Monumental Figure you can see that they are less realistic than what you can see on the Goddess of Sakhmet. The lines in the sculpture is making it a more open sculpture, the open form makes it livelier than the Goddess of Sakhmet. Its freestanding, there is space all around it. There is a base under his feet. The statue itself would not have been stable enough without the block underneath the feet. To have a base is very common for sculptures to support its construction and make it more