A Study in Maya Art and History: The Mat Symbol

Published by Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York, 1975

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358 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, worn at extremities, protected in a mylar cover. *** CONTENTS: Matting in the Maya cultural area; References to the mat in the Maya calendar; The mat in Maya hieroglyphic writing; Maya literary references to the mat as symbol of authority; Linguistic references to the mat, as symbol of government; The lords of the mat; The diffusion of the lordly titles; The fall of the lords of the mat; The mat, the seat of the Maya prince; Mat and thrones; Mats and jaguars; Motifs of basketry and matting; Cords, ropes, bundles and prisoners; The mat-symbol; The mat-symbol on Maya monuments; The mat-symbol in ceramic art; The mat-symbol on murals and in the codices; Minor artifacts other than ceramics; The interpretation of the mat-symbol; Appendices. 1. The distribution of the mat-symbol; 2. Pop-hieroglyphs; 3. Maya ceramic objects included in the study; 4. Miscellaneous artifacts and murals included in the study; 5. Maya monuments referred to in the study. Size: 4to.…

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Title
A Study in Maya Art and History: The Mat Symbol
Author
Robicsek, Francis; Coe, Michael D. (Foreword by)
Publisher
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York
Publication year
1975
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st.
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