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MEXICAN ARCHÆOLOGY
spects noted above display a certain similarity to the Copan sculptures. When the Maya artist began to develop the art of modelling in stucco he showed that the
Fig.82.—Stone relief; Temple of the Sun, Palenque.
(After Maudslay)
quality of his work depended to a great extent upon the plasticity of his material, while he had gained much in technique from his experience in stone. A peculiar feature of Palenque is the comparative restraint exhibited by the artist. That he still loved complexity of
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