The Amethyst Corpses by Katy Wood
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Art Details
| Title: | The Amethyst Corpses |
| Date Created: | 2018 |
| Copyright: | © Katy L. Wood |
| Genre: | Illustrated |
| Mediums: | Photoshop, Digital |
| Views: | 289 |
| Posted: | 12/10/2021 |
About the Artist
Katy Wood
Member Since December 2021
Location: Colorado, United States
Description
Around the year 600, the Maya village of Joya de Cer�n was buried like Pompeii. In 1976 it was rediscovered during preparation for an agricultural project and since then it has provided a wealth of archeological information about the common Maya. The level of preservation is beyond what is seen in Italy with one plaster cast of a cavity having such fine detail you could see the hairs on an ear of corn. However, no bodies have ever been found. This illustration puts a fantasy twist on what the bodies could�ve been like, had the people who lived there been forced to stay behind rather than evacuate.
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