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Catalogue Entry:The masterful calligraphic painting on the Princeton Vase is the finest known example of Maya "codex style" ceramic art. Graceful, sure lines painted on a cream slip present a theatrically composed mythological scene, while subtle visual devices encourage the viewer to turn the drinking vessel, adding a temporal unfolding to the visual experience. On one side (seen here), an old, toothless underworld god sits on a throne that is placed within a conventionalized depiction of a palace…

Múzeum Popol Vuh

Catalogue Entry:The masterful calligraphic painting on the Princeton Vase is the finest known example of Maya "codex style" ceramic art. Graceful, sure lines painted on a cream slip present a theatrically composed mythological scene, while subtle visual devices encourage the viewer to turn the drinking vessel, adding a temporal unfolding to the visual experience. On one side (seen here), an old, toothless underworld god sits on a throne that is placed within a conventionalized depiction of a palace…
Múzeum Popol Vuh je fascinujúce múzeum nachádzajúce sa v meste Guatemala, ktoré sa špecializuje na predkolumbovskú históriu a kultúru Májov. Návštevníci môžu vidieť rozsiahlu zbierku artefaktov, vrátane keramiky, sochárstva, šperkov a mnoho ďalšieho. Múzeum je pomenované po slávnej knihe Popol Vuh, ktorá je považovaná za jeden z najdôležitejších textov starovekého májskeho sveta.
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