Few who admire Mayan art, architecture and astronomy disagree.
The scene is from an epic myth well known in Mayan art.
The image seems analogous to speech scrolls that were common in later Mayan art.
Detective Santiago said that photographs of the sculpture were shown to an expert in Mayan art, who provided details about its age and origin.
References to the sun and moon, which are themes in Mayan art, were incorporated in the library.
She also found influence in Native American and Mayan art, dreams, the cosmos and archetypes.
But there are too many similarities in Mayan art and culture that cannot be ignored.
It is also akin to certain scenes in Mayan art dating back to the 8th century and before.
Lobineau tells him of a gallery owner who can tell him more about Mayan art.
Added to which, it can also be traced back to Pre-Columbian Mayan art.