Art of the Maya Maya: 2000 BC Maya art is considered by many to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World.

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Art of the Maya Maya: 2000 BC Maya art is considered by many to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World

Maya Art Depicts: Gods Great Rulers Heroes Religious Themes Daily Life

The Maya used natural materials to make their colors Minerals Plants Charcoal Iron – Rich Clay

Maya Painting

Maya Murals Maya Paintings on Plaster

Most Maya pottery was decorated with: Images of humans Animals Mythological creatures. Maya Pottery God being born from a seed

Clay and pigment Bowl, Jaguar in Motion decorates the outside of the Bowl Codex style vase

Vessel in the shape of an old man emerging from a snail shell Maya Late Classic ( A.D.) Unknown Burnished and painted clay

Maya Sculpture Stone Wood Stucco Jade

Jade Mask Giant Stone Head Weighs 24 tons

A ballplayer in the act of hitting a ball with his hip and the text recounts the date of dedication of the ball court it was set in.

A small Maya stone sculpture used as an instrument to pound meats, nuts, and seeds

A reconstruction of the main temple at Copan clearly demonstrating how all Maya temples were brightly colored originally

A detail of the Dresden Codex, one of only 6 Maya codices, or painted books, to survive the Conquest

A page from the Madrid Codex

Mayan Hieroglyphics