Sentences with phrase «crocodile headdress»

The mask is most likely the image of a Classic period ruler wearing a crocodile headdress.

Focal points are a well - preserved mask of a Maya ruler emerging from a crocodile headdress.

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However, archaeologists realized in 1978 that Franciscan monks had corrupted the name from «Lam «an / ayin» to «Lamanai,» and that adding the correct suffix of «ayin» changed the meaning of the name to submerged crocodile, a conclusion supported by the large number of crocodile representations found at Lamanai, including figurines, pottery decorations and the headdress of a 13 foot limestone mask found on a 6th century temple platform.