Catherwood Lithograph of Ancient Central America
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Idol and Altar at Copan. Frederick Catherwood (1799-1854). Hand-colored lithograph, from Views of Ancient. Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. London, 1844. 15 x 11 1/2 inches, 26 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches framed. The altar, or sacrificial stone, rests in the foreground with one of its four menacing faces revealed to the viewer. Behind it stands an idol, to which the sacrifices were likely made, and many of its elaborate carvings can be seen.
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Catherwood Lithograph of Ancient Central America
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