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Art of the Maya

Art of the Maya . Maya art is considered by many to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World. Maya: 2000 BC. Maya Art Depicts:. Gods Great Rulers Heroes Religious Themes Daily Life. The Maya used natural materials to make their colors. • Minerals

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Art of the Maya

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  1. Art of the Maya Maya art is considered by many to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World Maya: 2000 BC

  2. Maya Art Depicts: • Gods • Great Rulers • Heroes • Religious Themes • Daily Life

  3. The Maya used natural materials to make their colors • Minerals • Plants • Charcoal • Iron – Rich Clay

  4. Maya Painting

  5. Maya Murals Maya Paintings on Plaster

  6. Maya Pottery Most Maya pottery was decorated with: •Images of humans •Animals •Mythological creatures. God being born from a seed

  7. Clay and pigment Bowl, Jaguar in Motion decorates the outside of the Bowl Codex style vase

  8. 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

  9. Maya Sculpture • Stone • Wood • Stucco • Jade

  10. Giant Stone Head Weighs 24 tons Jade Mask

  11. 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.

  12. A small Maya stone sculpture used as an instrument to pound meats, nuts, and seeds

  13. A reconstruction of the main temple at Copan clearly demonstrating how all Maya temples were brightly colored originally

  14. A detail of the Dresden Codex, one of only 6 Maya codices , or painted books, to survive the Conquest

  15. A page from the Madrid Codex

  16. Mayan Hieroglyphics

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