Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua' has mentioned 'Sculptures' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| In most of the Maya region cities already were suffering terminal decline, engulfed by the Classic Maya collapse, but in Quiriguxc3xa1 "Skyxc2xa0Xul" dedicated three great zoomorph sculptures and two altars, considered marvels of Maya stoneworking. | WIKI |
| He carried out a very thorough examination and made a photographic record of all visible monuments, carried out some minor excavations, made paper and plaster molds of the hieroglyphic inscriptions and surveyed the principal sculptures;[65][67] these molds were then shipped to the Victoria and Albert Museum, with casts being transferred to the British Museum. | WIKI |
| [39] The characteristics of this hard rock allowed the local sculptors to produce low-relief sculptures enhanced by three-dimensional faces, in contrast with the contemporary two-dimensional sculpture of the Petxc3xa9n region. | WIKI |
| [57] However, by the latter part of the 8th century Quiriguxc3xa1 had developed an original style with the production of boulders elaborately sculpted into the forms of composite mythological animals bearing elements of toads, jaguars, crocodiles, and birds of prey; these sculptures are referred to as zoomorphs and were completed by two later kings after the death of K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat in 785. | WIKI |
| There also are various altars and sculptures used as decoration in the facades of buildings; most Quiriguxc3xa1 monuments have a grand formal monumentality that is rather stiff compared to the naturalistic grace of the art of some other Maya sites. | WIKI |
| [129] Monument 29 and Monument 30 are heavily eroded columnar sculptures fashioned from schist, each measuring a little over 1 m in length. | WIKI |
| They apparently were sculptures of anthropomorphs or monkeys standing on pedestals with their hands clasped on their chests. | WIKI |
| The zoomorphic and anthropomorphic sculptures are among the most attractive pre-Columbian works known. | UNESCO |
| The monuments that make up Quirigua include stelae, altars and zoomorphic sculptures (animal-shaped sculpture), carved in sandstone and used to honour the Mayan rulers of Quirigua. | UNESCO |