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Meanwhile there are objects recorded archaeologically such as jade containers from the city of Tikal Guatemala that depict rulers dressed with death masks as the maize god Wagner 2006 67. A Mayan obsidian and jade mask is shown at Los Mayas The Mayan people exhibit in Mexico Citys San Ildefonso university building July 29 during a press conference. Maya Jade Mask From Calakmul Campeche Mexico Mayan Mask Mayan Art Mayan It was a symbol of veneration. Mayan jade mask . The most sacred Mayan masks featured complex and delicate mosaics made out of jade. It was made to ensure the eternal life of the Mayan government officials that had died. The piece also had other materials like the shell of mother of pearl obsidian and hematite. Belgium returns more than a thousand years old Mayan mask to GuatemalaGuatemala AFP Belgium returned to Guatemala on Monday a Mayan jade mask more than a thousand years old which had been stolen and illegally exported the Guatemalan foreign ministry s...