Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua' has mentioned 'Sculpture' in the following places:
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The ceremonial architecture at Quiriguxc3xa1 is quite modest, but the site's importance lies in its wealth of sculpture, including the tallest stone monumental sculpture ever erected in the New World. | WIKI |
Finds associated with their occupation include a reclining chacmool sculpture and ceramics from the east coast of Yucatxc3xa1n,[20] artifacts that demonstrate a close link with the distant city of Chichen Itza. | WIKI |
[39] The characteristics of this hard rock allowed the local sculptors to produce low-relief sculptures enhanced by three-dimensional faces, in contrast with the contemporary two-dimensional sculpture of the Petxc3xa9n region. | WIKI |
[42] This rhyolite sculpture was dedicated on 15xc2xa0September 734 and has the form of a monstrous head, possibly that of a crocodilian. | WIKI |
[121] Altar N is another small rhyolite sculpture stylistically similar to Altar M. This sculpture has the form of a turtle shell with a skeletal head with a mirror on its forehead emerging sideways from one end and an elderly figure from the other. | WIKI |
The design of this zoomorph is incredibly intricate and the whole monument is covered with skilfully executed sculpture. | WIKI |
It is a badly eroded schist sculpture bearing mostly unreadable glyphs accompanying a poorly preserved figure. | WIKI |
The monuments that make up Quirigua include stelae, altars and zoomorphic sculptures (animal-shaped sculpture), carved in sandstone and used to honour the Mayan rulers of Quirigua. | UNESCO |