An edition of Images from the underworld (1995)
Images from the underworld
Naj Tunich and the tradition of Maya cave painting
By Andrea Joyce Stone
Publish Date
1995
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Language
eng
Pages
284
Description:
"Describes the cave site of Naj Tunich in the southeastern Petén region of Guatemala. Includes an analysis of the cave painting style and iconography and (with Barbara MacLeod) of the hieroglyphic texts that accompany some of them. A survey of cave paintings from other parts of the Maya world and elsewhere in Mesoamerica provides a broad comparative context"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
subjects: Maya painting, Guatemala, Cave paintings, Mayas, Maya art, Antiquities, Mayas, antiquities
Places: Guatemala, Naj Tunich Site (Guatemala), Antiquities