Intro to Mayans

The Mayan civilization rised to the peak of their power in the sixth century A.D.. Their empire was in what is now currently Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas; and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador.  They lived in separate groups instead of an unified empire, just like the greeks. They were living in tropical rainforest areas, so such animals like the jaguar posed a threat to their people.

Their art was similar of those of other cultures, they carved inscriptions in stone walls and made figurines of terra-cotta and stone. Here is an example of a terra-cotta figurine:

The terra-cotta figurine is using garment that could have been used by the mayan civilization, which could have been used during a ritual.

The mayans's art was based an religious practices. Some of these practices included human sacrifice. These paintings depicted these type of rituals in a very realistic way. In big cities of the Mayan Empire they had large mythical creatures, strong rulers, and supernatural animals. 

Another major part of Mayan art was there ceramics. They made cooking pots, animal whistles, and drinking vessels. Their earliest ceramics were called Amyan. Amyan ceramics were very simple and usually consisted of one color. Tzakol and Tepeu were later cermics that were developed by the Mayans. They were decorated in animal deities, grotesque monsters,nobles and priests and usually had images of human sacrifice.