Indians of Central America -- Nicaragua -- Antiquities; Nicaragua -- Antiquities
Female, sitting with straight arms, the hands pressed against the
stone seat in a posture just able to sustain the pressure of a
heavy load. The head was wanting, but the well marked posture, as
compared with that of the just described figure, seems to justify the
conclusion that this figure has also supported upon its head the
large head of some animal. The entire figure was heavy and clumsy,
but the circumstance of the muscles of the body being indicated both
in front and behind, makes it not improbable that this statue has
stood insulated, like K. The arms were quite detached from the body,
and uncommonly thick and heavy, as were also the legs. The hands were
heavily pressed against the block, on which the figure was seated, the
right hand with the palm, the left one with the knuckles. The most
remarkable feature of this statue was perhaps the bench on which it
was seated; this was cut out from the block so as to be quite free and
detached. The statue, like all above described ones, was sculptured
from a single block, a monolith. The height of the statue from the
shoulders to the upper edge of the pedestal was 107 cm. The breadth
across the shoulders was 69 cm. It was found pretty close to the mound
4.
M 1
Not figured.
Male, standing figure, its head adorned by a high conical head-dress.
Very like the figure F. Its face was hidden by a mask, with round holes
for the eyes. It had a long, hanging beard or breast-armour. The arms
were stretched straight down. It was broken in four fragments, and was
found in the periphery of the mound 5.
N
Pl. 16.
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