Maya Art

Maya art took shape in the course the Preclassic period (1500 B.C. to 250 A.D.), flowered during the Classicperiod (c. 200 to 900 AD), and went through a Postclassic phase until the upheavals of the sixteenth century destroyed courtly culture and put an end to a great artistic tradition. The Olmecs, Teotihuacan and the Toltecshave all influenced Maya art. Traditional art forms have mainly survived in weaving and the design of peasant houses.