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The arts of the The arts of the

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and another fine arts:and another fine arts:

JeweleryJeweleryCeramicCeramic

ArchitectureArchitecture

TEMPLE OF THE BIG JAGUARTEMPLE OF THE BIG JAGUAROrigin: Mayan artDate: Towards 700Location: E l Petén (Guatemala) Material: S toneS ize: 55 meters hihg

PYRAMID OF KUKULCANPYRAMID OF KUKULCANOrigin: Mayan artLocation: Yucatan (Mexico) Material: S tone

Pyramid of Pyramid of armsarms

S culptureS culpture

DEATHDEATHTowards 1050LIFELIFE

1,60 meters across and 2,50 meters hihg

the serpent-skirted mother of the war-god. A statue shows her with twin rattlesnake heads and a necklace of human hands and hearts. S he could transform herself into a beautiful woman which would then lead men to their deaths.

WARLIKE EAGLEOrigin: Aztec artDate: towards 1480Location: Museum of the Greater Temple

(Mexico) Materials: Terracotta painted and gypsumS ize: 2 meters hihg

GROUP OF MOAISGROUP OF MOAISOrigin: Polynesian art Date: Towards 1480Location: Rapa Nui (Island of Easter)Material: S toneS ize: 2,50 meters hihg

Moais seeing Moais seeing the sunsetthe sunset

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CRYS TAL S KULL

PaintingPainting

MURAL OF THE MAN-BIRDMURAL OF THE MAN-BIRDOrigin: Olmec artDate: Towards 750-850 A.D.Location: Cacaxtla (Mexico) Materials: Fresco painting on the wallS ize: 220 meters high

BORGIA CODEXBORGIA CODEXOrigin:Origin: M ixteca-puebla artMixteca-puebla artDate:Date: Towards 1497Towards 1497Location:Location: Vatican Apostolic libraryVatican Apostolic library Materials:Materials: S kin of deer, stucco and paintingS kin of deer, stucco and painting

CeramicCeramic

CERAMIC CERAMIC FIGURESFIGURES

INCA VES S ELINCA VES S ELDate: Towards 1488Location: Larco Museum, Lima Materials: Painted ceramicS ize: 25 centimeters

POTTERYPOTTERY

JeweleryJewelery

GOLD GOLD JEWELSJEWELS

Towards 1497Towards 1497CEREMONIAL CEREMONIAL S HIELDS HIELD

Towards 950Towards 950PECTORAL MIXTECAPECTORAL MIXTECA

Towards 300Towards 300ORNAMENT OF EARORNAMENT OF EARTowards 300Towards 300ORNAMENT OF EARORNAMENT OF EAR

Towards 1000Towards 1000MAS K AND ROYAL MAS K AND ROYAL HEADDRES SHEADDRES S

Towards 300Towards 300MAS K FROM MAS K FROM TEOTIHUACANTEOTIHUACAN

Towards 50 BCTowards 50 BCS TATUE OF A BATS TATUE OF A BAT

Aztec mask

MAS K OF THE GOD MAS K OF THE GOD TEZCATLIPOCATEZCATLIPOCAOrigin: Aztec artDate: Towards 1485Location: British Museum, London Materials: Turquoise, pyrite and shell mosaic on human cranium, and leatherS ize: 19,5 centimeters across and 12,5 centimeters hihg

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MUS EO CHILENO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINOMUS EO CHILENO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINOprecolombino.clprecolombino.cl

VIRTUAL MUS EUM OF THE ANCIENT VIRTUAL MUS EUM OF THE ANCIENT MEXICAN COS MOGONYMEXICAN COS MOGONYbigbangmex.unam.mx/engl/index.phpbigbangmex.unam.mx/engl/index.php

AMER ICAN MUS EUM (MADR ID) AMER ICAN MUS EUM (MADR ID) museodeamerica.mcu.es/museodeamerica.mcu.es/

This power point presentation was This power point presentation was realized in Ubrique in june 2009, realized in Ubrique in june 2009,

by the teacher Antón X. Llerena by the teacher Antón X. Llerena López for the Drawing Department López for the Drawing Department

of the Bilingual Institute ‘Las of the Bilingual Institute ‘Las Cumbres’.Cumbres’.

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