Stone Sculptures

     Great skill was dedicated to stone sculpted into friezes of three dimensional figures on a monumental or minature scale.  Sculpture style varied over time in different regions but a general idea was to portray the gods; they changed too.  The most persistent being the rain god whose ringed eyes and fangs appear in many forms.  The Temple of Quetzalcoatl has realistic snakes' heads alternating with the stylized rain god. 
      Important cult objects were also sculpted; all the paraphernalia of the ballgame was found in stone is some areas.  The Maya covered their buildings with a profusion of stylized ornaments and designs.  They also took special care to record the practices of their dignitaries in life-like scenes on relief and stelae.  The graceful yet detailed figures among the most beautiful pieces of pre-Columbian sculpture and carved hieroglyphs documented celebrations (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean, 417).