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: | 301 |
| 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 Cerén 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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