I don't know what my point is here I guess. I think it's cool. Right hand up and gesturing or holding something and left hand pointing downward. A mudra meant to let the viewer in on the action. I am seeing so many themes in ancient Mayan art:
figure in profile ... check
almond-shaped eye ... check
expressive hands ... check
elaborate headdress ... check
necklace made of circles ... check
circle over ear ... check
The Maya were evidently a very active and productive group. There are no portrayals of couch potatoes. No one reclining and eating popcorn while watching the world go by. No one blessed with a wonderful lack of ambition.
If you'd like to see a panorama of the Museum of Man's Mayan room, use this link and twirl around the room to your heart's content: http://www.360cities.net/image/museum-of-man-maya-monuments
More on Mayan art mudras.
More figures in profile.
Yet more art in profile.
Current MY2K article.
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It looks to me as if the image on the pottery depicts someone blowing a kiss, while the one from the Dresden Codex shows a person demanding to be fed--now.
Speaking of rooms twirling, did the decor just change here at the My2K blog or have I been too dizzy to notice before? Anyway, it's looking good!
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