THE ANCIENT MAYANS

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ANCIENT ARTS OF THE MAYANS

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Ancient Maya art refers to the material arts of the Maya civilisation, an eastern and south-eastern Mesoamerican culture that took shape in the course of the later Preclassic Period. Its greatest artistic flowering occurred during the seven centuries of the Classic Period.They used a variety of materials, such as stone, wood, ceramics, jade, and bone to decorate their buildings and to make objects that were either sacred or served a specific function (such as storing water). Particularly striking works of art are the Maya's portraits of themselves.