[PDF] The Comitan Valley eBook

Author : Caitlin C. Earley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1477327126

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An exploration of the understudied sculpture of the Maya frontier.

Author : Caitlin C. Earley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 22,88 MB
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1477327134

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A thousand years ago, the Comitán Valley, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, was the western edge of the Maya world. Far from the famous power centers of the Classic period, the valley has been neglected even by specialists. Here, Caitlin C. Earley offers the first comprehensive study of sculpture excavated from the area, showcasing the sophistication and cultural vigor of a region that has largely been ignored. Supported by the rulers of the valley’s cities, local artists created inventive works that served to construct civic identities. In their depictions of warrior kings, ballgames, rituals, and ancestors, the artists of Comitán made choices that reflected political and religious goals and distinguished the artistic production of the Comitán Valley from that of other Maya locales. After the Maya abandoned their powerful lowland centers, those in Comitán were maintained, a distinction from which Earley draws new insights concerning the Maya collapse. Richly illustrated with never-before-published photographs of sculptures unearthed from key archaeological sites, The Comitán Valley is an illuminating work of art historical recovery and interpretation.

Author : Caitlin C. Earley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 18,92 MB
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1477327142

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A thousand years ago, the Comitán Valley, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, was the western edge of the Maya world. Far from the famous power centers of the Classic period, the valley has been neglected even by specialists. Here, Caitlin C. Earley offers the first comprehensive study of sculpture excavated from the area, showcasing the sophistication and cultural vigor of a region that has largely been ignored. Supported by the rulers of the valley’s cities, local artists created inventive works that served to construct civic identities. In their depictions of warrior kings, ballgames, rituals, and ancestors, the artists of Comitán made choices that reflected political and religious goals and distinguished the artistic production of the Comitán Valley from that of other Maya locales. After the Maya abandoned their powerful lowland centers, those in Comitán were maintained, a distinction from which Earley draws new insights concerning the Maya collapse. Richly illustrated with never-before-published photographs of sculptures unearthed from key archaeological sites, The Comitán Valley is an illuminating work of art historical recovery and interpretation.

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Page : 338 pages
File Size : 22,72 MB
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Category : Archaeology
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Researches in southern Mexico and a short trip through Guatemala by expeditionary staff: Frans Blom, archaeologist, in charge and Oliver La Farge, ethnologist, assistant.