Art and Archaeology Volume II July-December 1915 (1915)
The Archaeological Institute of America · leaf 51
ed precinct whereit was erected. The human figures, bothmale, sculptured upon the two broad facesare the most imposing to be seen inQuirigua. They are of heroic size, andhave the appearance of great strength.Each figure bears a manikin wand inthe right hand and the tasseled shieldin the left. The… … ANCIENT AMERICA AT THE PANAMA-CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION 87 The next monument, called The Queen,is eleven and one-half feet high (fig. 14).Upon its opposite faces are sculpturedfemale figures in high relief. The facesare full and beautifully rounded. Thefigures are very short. The one facingthe rotunda…
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