Queen M'oo and the Egyptian sphinxРипол Классик, 1972 - 277 pages |
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... sculptures , the monumental inscriptions carved on the walls of the ruined pal- aces of the Mayas ; the record of which is likewise contained in such of their books as have reached us . I venture only such explanations as will make ...
... sculptures , the monumental inscriptions carved on the walls of the ruined pal- aces of the Mayas ; the record of which is likewise contained in such of their books as have reached us . I venture only such explanations as will make ...
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... sculptures carved in marble , containing the pane- gyrics of rulers , the history of the nation , its cosmogonical traditions , the ancient religious rites and observances of its people , inviting decipherment , attract the attention of ...
... sculptures carved in marble , containing the pane- gyrics of rulers , the history of the nation , its cosmogonical traditions , the ancient religious rites and observances of its people , inviting decipherment , attract the attention of ...
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... sculptures , inscriptions , figures of human beings and of animals , in the round and in bas - relief , in a better state of preservation than they are now , not having then suffered so much injury at the hand of man , for the natives ...
... sculptures , inscriptions , figures of human beings and of animals , in the round and in bas - relief , in a better state of preservation than they are now , not having then suffered so much injury at the hand of man , for the natives ...
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... sculptures still adorn- ing the walls of their palaces and temples ; and to learn that these ancient personages had already been converted , at the time the author of the Troano MS . wrote his book , into the gods of the elements , and ...
... sculptures still adorn- ing the walls of their palaces and temples ; and to learn that these ancient personages had already been converted , at the time the author of the Troano MS . wrote his book , into the gods of the elements , and ...
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... sculptures they represented sometimes with , sometimes without wings , as the Egyptians did the uræus , symbol of their coun- try . Ælian says : " It was the custom of the Egyptian kings to wear asps of different colors in their crowns ...
... sculptures they represented sometimes with , sometimes without wings , as the Egyptians did the uræus , symbol of their coun- try . Ælian says : " It was the custom of the Egyptian kings to wear asps of different colors in their crowns ...
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Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 239 |
Part of Façade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 250 |
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Abbé Brasseur adorned Akkadian alphabet Americanist ancestors ancient Maya archæology Asia assertion AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON Brinton called Caribbean Sea Central America Chaldean chap Chichen Cogolludo Coh's Memorial Hall color composed Cosas de Yucatan earth Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist History of Egypt Ibid India inhabitants inscriptions island kings Kneph knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya dictionary Maya Empire Maya language Maya sages Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Naacal Nahuatls natives Osiris palaces Palenque passim Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh's Memorial Queen Móo Quichés remote ages represented Sacred Mysteries says sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship Yucatan