The Face of Ancient America: The Wally and Brenda Zollman Collection of Precolumbian Art"For archaeologists, artists, art historians, and all lovers of art, expecially pre-Columbian art." -- Choice "... one of the better general pre-Columbian catalogues to appear in a long time." -- African Arts More than 150 examples of Olmec and Maya art are described in detail, discussed, and reproduced in magnificent full-color photographs. The collection is grouped into cultural and geographical sections to give a complete picture of the most significant civilizations of ancient Latin America. |
Contents
THE OLMEC Peter David Joralemon | 9 |
THE MAYA LOWLANDS John B Carlson | 51 |
THE COASTAL LOWLANDS | 133 |
THE MEXICAN HIGHLANDS | 169 |
THE ANDEAN AREA | 199 |
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ancient Aztec beaded Berjonneau bird bloodletting Bocas Buff earthenware carved celt Central Mexico ceramic ceremonial Chalcatzingo civilization clay decorated deity depicted drilled earflares Early Classic Maya Early Preclassic effigy El Petén elite example excavated eyes face feathered figure figurines flanges glyph green jade Guatemala Guerrero Gulf Coast head headband headdress Height Hellmuth holes hollow human iconography incised jaguar Jaina Jaina Island Kaminaljuyú La Venta Late Classic Maya Late Preclassic legs Lord Lowlands mask maskette Mesoamerica Mexican Highlands Mexico/Guatemala Middle Preclassic Mixtec monumental mouth necklace nose Olmec culture Olmec heartland ornaments Pacific Coast painted Palenque Parsons pendant perforated Peru Petén plaque Popol Vuh portrait Postclassic Preclassic Olmec Preclassic period Precolumbian red pigment region Remojadas represent Rio Pesquero ritual sacrifice San Lorenzo Schele and Miller serpent stucco style symbols Teotihuacán Tlatilco traces of red underworld vase Venta Veracruz vessel wears Xibalba Xochipala Zollman collection