Distinguished by its highly expressive relief sculpture, Palenque comprises ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably ...
Rather than being made of glass, most ancient Maya mirrors were dark pieces of ... between gods and mortals are portrayed in ...
“For the Classic Maya, in many ways, clothing defined personhood,” says Alyce de Carteret, a fellow in Art of the Ancient Americas at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “Numerous aspects ...
We also have other types of art too…our pottery ... Yax Mutal' was one of the most powerful cities of the ancient Maya. You are now standing in Palenque, which the ancient Mayas called 'big ...
Genius or madman? A new exhibition may help you decide An exhibition of ancient Maya art points up the opulence and violence of the great Mesoamerican civilization A new exhibit showcases the ...
Images by Carmen Kors (2018) inspired by Frederick Catherwood and the art and architecture of the ancient Maya. © 2018 SFU Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, created ...
The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of ...
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