[Plate XVIII.]
(a) Realistic Designs on Vases from Chamá, Guatemala, representing the Best Mayan Period in Pottery.
(b) The Quetzal as represented on a Painted Cylindrical Vase from Copan. Bands of hieroglyphs are commonly found on Mayan Pottery.
Fig. 23. Design on Engraved Pot representing a Tiger seated in a Wreath of Water Lilies. Northern Yucatan.
Fig. 24. Painted Design on Cylindrical Bowl showing Serpent issuing from a Shell. Salvador.