The pottery figurines of Tikal / by Virginia Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Virginia (Museum conservator), author.

Series:

Tikal report ; no. 28

University museum monograph ; 161

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pottery figures--Guatemala--Tikal Site.

Pottery figures.

Tikal Site (Guatemala)--Antiquities.

Tikal Site (Guatemala).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Guatemala--Tikal Site.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

106 pages 126 figure illustrations; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2024.

Summary:

"This volume describes and illustrates the ceramic figurines excavated at the Maya site of Tikal, Guatemala, from 1956 through 1970. These figurines are the largest excavated collection of ceramic figurines from a Maya site, and one of the major artifact categories from the site of Tikal. The collection includes both hand modeled and mold-made figures, human and animal, as well as related ceramic objects including figurine molds, flutes, and panpipes. The figurines are classified by subject matter, and their relation to distribution and dating within the site is discussed. Most of the classifiable pieces are illustrated at a scale that allows comparison with similar objects from other Maya sites. The purpose of this volume is the presentation of the material from the site of Tikal; comparative material is limited"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preclassic

Early classic

Intermediate classic, late classic, terminal classic

Wheeled toys

Figurine molds

Flutes and panpipes

Non-figurine modeled artifacts: boxes and applique curved objects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781949057256

1949057259

OCLC:

1422144634