The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . Las Playas and Palenque. 239 to have had on either side statues Hfe-size in high rehef, andtraces of them occur throughout. Sometimes it is the distinctoutline of the fallen relief, sometimes it is a leg, sometimespart of a torso. Near the central figure to the left, we tracedthe entire lower portion of one of the fifjures, which to. EASTERN FACADE OF INNER WING OF THE PALACE, PALENQUE. our mind the fragment we found at Comalcalco {vide ). If this frieze w
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . Las Playas and Palenque. 239 to have had on either side statues Hfe-size in high rehef, andtraces of them occur throughout. Sometimes it is the distinctoutline of the fallen relief, sometimes it is a leg, sometimespart of a torso. Near the central figure to the left, we tracedthe entire lower portion of one of the fifjures, which to. EASTERN FACADE OF INNER WING OF THE PALACE, PALENQUE. our mind the fragment we found at Comalcalco {vide ). If this frieze were crowned by a light cornice,with stucco ornaments lozenge-shaped, if the roof were likewiseenriched with sculpture and reliefs, some idea would be had ofthis magnificent and noble edifice. Besides a photograph, we 240 The Ancient Cities of the New World. give the restoration of the palace, as near the truth as couldbe obtained with the aid of a plan and details drawn upon thespot. The gallery inside was decorated with fantastic, terrible,monstrous figures of Indian deities. Our cut shows the bestpreserved, if we except the relief, which recalls the maskson the frieze. It may also be observed that the north end isa plain wall, which was separated from the fallen gallery by anarrow passage, while to the south the double gallery endedwith two apertures leading to the yard where stands the palacetower. The gallery opposite to this is connected with
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