. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. mi: M \v\\ CIVILIZATION s:i Maya- were superior to the Egyptians and Assyrians. They could draw the human body in pure profile and in free and graceful attitudes and they could compose several figures in a rectangular panel so that the result satisfies t he eye of a modern art [si. Hut. unfortunately for our fuller understanding, the human form had only a minor interesl because the gods were not in the image of man and the art was essenl ially. Please note that these images are extracted from
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. mi: M \v\\ CIVILIZATION s:i Maya- were superior to the Egyptians and Assyrians. They could draw the human body in pure profile and in free and graceful attitudes and they could compose several figures in a rectangular panel so that the result satisfies t he eye of a modern art [si. Hut. unfortunately for our fuller understanding, the human form had only a minor interesl because the gods were not in the image of man and the art was essenl ially. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York [American Museum Press]
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