The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . SMffi IDOL IN LACANDON LoRiLLARD Town. 443 now mutilated, is crowned by an enormous head-dress, of peculiarstyle, presenting a fantastic head with a diadem and medal-lions, topped by huge feathers like those on the columns atTula and Chichen-Itza. The bust is admirably proportioned ;while the dress consists of a rich cape embroidered with pearls,a medallion on each shoulder and in front, recalling Romandecorations. The same ornamentation is seen on the lowerpart of the b
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . SMffi IDOL IN LACANDON LoRiLLARD Town. 443 now mutilated, is crowned by an enormous head-dress, of peculiarstyle, presenting a fantastic head with a diadem and medal-lions, topped by huge feathers like those on the columns atTula and Chichen-Itza. The bust is admirably proportioned ;while the dress consists of a rich cape embroidered with pearls,a medallion on each shoulder and in front, recalling Romandecorations. The same ornamentation is seen on the lowerpart of the body, having a much larger medallion and a fringedmaxtli. The arms are covered with heavy bracelets. Round
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