. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE M \\ A\ < I \ I \ I I()\ 89 spaces that might otherwise distract the attention. Many compositions appear overcrowded tons, but this fault decreases with knowledge of the subject Sculptureoo Upper Pan «.t Stela Ll,Seibal. The man wears a mask of turquoise inlay an elaborate headdn Also, The Mayas appear to have painted their sculp- tures so that the detail- were emphasized by color contrast. In perspective as applied to the human figure the Maya- were far ahead of the


. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE M \\ A\ < I \ I \ I I()\ 89 spaces that might otherwise distract the attention. Many compositions appear overcrowded tons, but this fault decreases with knowledge of the subject Sculptureoo Upper Pan «.t Stela Ll,Seibal. The man wears a mask of turquoise inlay an elaborate headdn Also, The Mayas appear to have painted their sculp- tures so that the detail- were emphasized by color contrast. In perspective as applied to the human figure the Maya- were far ahead of the Egyptians and Assyrians, since they could draw the body in front view and pure. 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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