Archaeological studies among the ancient cities of Mexico (1895)
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 · Chicago : Field Columbian Museum · leaf 346
re in any way significant. Of course it is not impossible that all the motives were symbolic and served to suggest to the builders some mythologic conception appro- priate to the building or place. I have even been led to surmise, in view of the universality of symbolism in the native art, that… … Insertion of Stones with Curved Portions of the Design Carved Fig. 86. UPON their surfaces. The execution of this work is perhaps its most interesting fea- ture. The panels in which the fretwork is set are all shallow, the framework rarely extending more than two or three inches forward from the…
Excavations (Archaeology) · Indian architecture · Indian sculpture · Indians of Mexico
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