Professional photography of Pre-Hispanic Maya Art,
Artifacts, and Antiquities in Honduras.
Featuring Virtual Reality views of two archaeology Museums, the Ball Court,
Mayan Artifacts, and stunning photos from
the Museum.
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Pre-Hispanic Maya Art, Artifacts, and Antiquities
in Honduras
Close-up
photographs of the impressive sculpture of Copan reveal fascinating
detail of this monumental Classic Maya art.
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Close-up detail of fangs and snout of a
bizarre Maya monster. The analysis of art is termed "iconography,"
the study of what these monsters meant to the Maya of the 7th
century A.D.
Figuring all this out is the lifelong speciality
of the Director of the FLAAR Photo Archive. He got his Ph.D. in
art history in Europe, and his undergraduate degree in Maya archaeology
at Harvard. You can count on an enjoyable learning experience
when you sign up for any FLAAR program.
e-mail:ReaderService@FLAAR.org |
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To get these photographs FLAAR sent a photography
crew to Honduras with a complete portable studio. With a Linhof 4x5, Wisner
4x5, several Hasselblads, Leicas, and a complete Dicomed-Better Light
digital scanning camera, Nicholas Hellmuth and Andrea David did exhaustive
photography in both museums.
This photography was aided in all aspects by IHAH
and Professor Oscar Cruz. We appreciate the assistance of the Hotel Marina
for providing a courtesy room in their annex.
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