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December 13th 2007 00:03
Ancient Mayan Art
An ancient Mayan Sculpture
The Mayans were a culturally advanced race whose unexplained astronomical mysteries rival even the Ancient Egyptians. Blossoming a millennia before Christ, spiking the acme of enlightenment with a prophetic comprehension of mathematics, maps and the universe.
Mayan Calander
Before the Spanish arrived, around, 500 AD the Mayan civilization was one of the richest and most populated nations on the globe. Aside from practical wonders the Mayans also created some of the most beautiful art work from any age.
The hieroglyphic printed language that features on many ornaments is also a testament to the skill of whoever was the designer.
Mayan Pottery
Renowned for their Architecture, Mayan artwork was expansive and utilised most disciplines. Heavily influenced by surrounding Mesoamerican styles, jade, obsidian and stucco are the prominent materials employed.
Mayan art
Sculptures were also dominant forms of personal or social expression and worship, decorative pottery was sometimes adorned with renderings of wildlife. Distinctly leaning towards religious imagery or mythical heroes most surviving pieces were ritualistic in origin.
Mayan painting
These astounding Aztec people even worked with metal, molding and shaping smaller objects because of a scarcity of resources for larger projects.
What few paintings remain from the time is further testament to the unique brilliance of this intriguing people. Some pictures capturing rites of passage on either paper or plaster. The use of colour, striking earth tones bring a tribal feel, the carefully crafted images convey an intelligent design.
A window into a race of humans long dead but never forgotten, their collapse has been pondered over the centuries and still remains as much of a mystery as their influential existence.
mayan face Mask
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