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title: Maya Warriors
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4192/maya-warriors/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Maya Warriors
_Authored by James Blake Wiener_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4192.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) vessel decorated with warrior figures. They are wearing animal headdresses and have trophy heads hanging from their belts. From Mexico or Guatemala, c. 600-800 CE. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)
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## Cite This Work
### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2015, November 21). Maya Warriors. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Maya Warriors." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2015. .
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Maya Warriors." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2015, .
## License & Copyright
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