Art of the Maya
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Art of the Maya Maya: 2000 BC
Maya art is considered by many to be the most
sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient
New World
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Maya Art Depicts:• Gods• Great Rulers• Heroes• Religious Themes• Daily Life
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The Maya used natural materials to make their
colors• Minerals• Plants• Charcoal• Iron – Rich Clay
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Maya Painting
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Maya Murals
Maya Paintings on Plaster
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Most Maya pottery was decorated with: •Images of humans •Animals •Mythological creatures.
Maya Pottery
God being born from a seed
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Clay and pigment Bowl, Jaguar in Motion decorates the outside of the Bowl
Codex style vase
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Vessel in the shape of an old man emerging from a snail shell Maya Late Classic (600-900 A.D.) Unknown Burnished and painted clay
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Maya Sculpture
• Stone• Wood•Stucco• Jade
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Jade Mask Giant Stone HeadWeighs 24 tons
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A ballplayer in the act of hitting a ball with his hip and the text recounts the date of dedication of the ball court it was set in.
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A small Maya stone sculpture used as an instrument to pound meats, nuts, and seeds
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A reconstruction of the main temple at Copan clearly demonstrating how all Maya temples were brightly colored originally
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A detail of the Dresden Codex, one of only 6
Maya codices , or painted books, to survive
the Conquest
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A page from the Madrid Codex
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Mayan Hieroglyphics