SPINDEN— CENTRAL AMERICAN PORTRAITURE 



man and a woman, the former with left hand extended toward a 

 jaguar head which the latter holds against her breast. The relief for 



Fig. 9. — The Palenque type, (a to h, Palenque; i, Chicozapote.) 



the blocked-out masses is rather high, while that for details of dress 

 and contours of the body within these masses is low. The tips of the 

 noses are markedly undercut, so that a vivid contrast against the 



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