Old Gods and Young Heroes: The Pearlman Collection of Maya Ceramics Tapa dura - 1982

128 pages with photographs (some in color), figures, illustrations and bibliography. Oblong royal octavo (9 1/4" x 12") bound in original publisher's black cloth with red lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. This study of Mayan ceramics explores the iconography and sheds light on the old gods and young heroes depicted. Maya codex-style ceramics are among the most highly sought antiquities for collectors because of the fine art and extraordinary mythological scenes depicted on the pottery; yet the source of these ceramics has remained elusive. Recent archaeological explorations by the Regional Archaeological Investigation of the North Peten, Guatemala (RAINPEG) project at the site of Nakbe, Peten, have discovered codex-style ceramics in archaeological context. The hieroglyphs and painted scenes on the ceramics demonstrate the authenticity of the art style. Neutron activation analyses of the ceramics indicate that subtle differences in the ceramic corpus can be… Leer más

Israel Museum, Maremont Pavilion of Ethnic Arts, 1982-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Binding & dj clean & crisp in publishers shrinkwrap.

Jerusalem: Israel Museum, Maremont Pavilion of Ethnic Arts, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Kerr, Justin. Clean, tight, unmarked; edge wear to dust jacket; a few closed tears to edges of dustjacket; otherwise light general wear; Dr. Coe shed light on the iconography and religious beliefs of the old gods and young heroes that we encounter in this book through the analysis of scenes on Mayan pottery.

Israel Museum, Maremont Pavilion of Ethnic Arts, 1982. Paperback. Good.

Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1982. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 128pp. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket that has a tiny spot of loss at the rear joint.

Jerusalem : Israel Museum, 1982. New edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 31 cm. Subjects; Pearlman, Edwin Art collections ; Exhibitions. Pearlman, Edwin. Pearlman Collection. Maya pottery ; Exhibitions. Art Private collections. Indian pottery Mexico ; Exhibitions. Indian pottery Central America ; Exhibitions. Pearlman, Edwin Art collections Exhibitions.

Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1982. hardcover. very good/very good(-). Kerr, Justin. Photographs by Justin Kerr. Foreword by Teddy Kollek. Preface by Edwin Pearlman. Extensively illustrated. 128pp., oblong 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped. Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1982. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

Israel Museum, Maremont Pavilion of Ethnic Arts, 1982-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Israel Museum, Maremont Pavilion of Ethnic Arts. hardcover. Like New. 12x8x0. 1st edition, 1st printing. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Light wear to the dust jacket. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!