Ritual and Power in Stone: The Performance of Rulership in Mesoamerican Izapan Style Art - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Julia GuernseySeries:Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian StudiesPublish date:2006-12-01Pages:229
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292726048ISBN-10:029272604XUPC:9780292726048Book Category:Social Science, ArtBook Subcategory:Archaeology, Sculpture & InstallationSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.49 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCGXB6H9FF
Ritual and Power in Stone: The Performance of Rulership in Mesoamerican Izapan Style Art
The ancient Mesoamerican city of Izapa in Chiapas, Mexico, is renowned for its extensive collection of elaborate stone stelae and altars, which were carved during the Late Preclassic period (300 BC-AD 250). Many of these monuments depict kings garbed in the costume and persona of a bird, a well-known avian deity who had great significance for the Maya and other cultures in adjacent regions. This...
Series: Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292726048ISBN-10:029272604XUPC:9780292726048Book Category:Social Science, ArtBook Subcategory:Archaeology, Sculpture & InstallationSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.49 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCGXB6H9FF
Julia Guernsey is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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