. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Fig. 32. The Ceremonial Bar. A Two-Headed Serpent held in the Arms of Human Beings on Stelae: a, Stela P, Copan; b, Stela N, Copan. from man himself, appears as a general indication of divinity. The Ceremonial Bar, essentially a two- headed serpent carrying in its mouths the heads of an important god, is one of the earliest religious objects. The heads that appear in the mouths are usually those of a Roman-nosed or of a Long-nosed god. Other representations of divinities are com- bined with th
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Fig. 32. The Ceremonial Bar. A Two-Headed Serpent held in the Arms of Human Beings on Stelae: a, Stela P, Copan; b, Stela N, Copan. from man himself, appears as a general indication of divinity. The Ceremonial Bar, essentially a two- headed serpent carrying in its mouths the heads of an important god, is one of the earliest religious objects. The heads that appear in the mouths are usually those of a Roman-nosed or of a Long-nosed god. Other representations of divinities are com- bined with the Two-headed Dragon that also has reptilian characters; still others appear as head- dresses and masks on human figures. Strange to say, the gods are supplementary to the human fig- ures on all the early sculptures. In the codices,. 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 of Natural History
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