Pre-Columbian Art

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Classic Maya Art and Architecture, 250-900 AD

Pre-Classic Maya Sites: Cerros

Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, 7^th century

Cf. Temple 1, Tikal

Cf. Pyraamid of the Magician, Uxmal, 9^th-10^th century

Chichen Itza, El Castillo, 9^th-10^th century

COPAN, 426-8^th century

Ballcourt, Copan, 5^th-8^th century

Great Plaza, Copan, 7^th-8^th century

18 Rabbit (Ruler 13), Stela, Great Plaza, Copan

Structure 22, Acropolis, Copan, 8^th century

Cf. Mat house

Hieroglyphic Stairway, Copan, finished 756 AD

Papagayo structure, Mascarones structure, Esmerelda Structure

Stela M (Smoke Shell)

Terms:

Stela

E-group temple complex

Architectural elements: platform, pyramid, stairs, corbel vault, roof comb, apron molding

Sites: Bonampak (Chiapas, Mexico), Tikal (Guatemala), Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico), Uxmal (Puuc region, Campeche, Mexico)

Copan rulers: Yax K’uk Mo’(founder); Smoke Jaguar (Ruler 12, 628- 695), 18 Rabbit (Ruler 13, 695-738), Smoke Shell (Ruler15)

Quiriguá (Cauac Sky, 8^th century)

Eccentric flint