Water lily symbolism (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Water lily symbolism

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Maya vessel (c. 700-800 CE) from Guatemala depicting a king sitting on a throne wearing a water lily headdress. Water lilies (Nymphaea ampla) on reservoir surfaces indicated clean water and symbolized Classic Maya kingship (c. 250-900 CE).

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Credit: Courtesy the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (www.mfa.org).

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