ancientart: Maya stucco heads from Palenque, Mexico. These examples date to the 7th and 8th cen
ancientart: Maya stucco heads from Palenque, Mexico. These examples date to the 7th and 8th centuries AD. Stucco is particularly remarkable for its malleability, which allowed very accurate representations to be made. These heads would have been painted after modeling. Courtesy of & currently located at the Palenque Museum, Mexico. Photos taken by the Maya Portrait Project. -- source link
#history#sculpture#maya sculpture#mesoamerica#mexico#palenque#stucco