Bla, would you object if I used an Ankh somewhere? I might not, but just wondering.
Also, I put braziers on just because a giant jaguar god/king/great spirit/entity/lord/etc statue just looks awesome. Only thing missing is the flickering flame light effect, or proper fire-light anyway.
I'm considering leaving the whole thing pure gold because the arms and legs will just end up looking striped rather than spotted.
I'll put the eyes in at a later point, haven't decided what color I'll use. Emerald would be cool, but not so sure about the block texture.