Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya KingshipScala, 2005 - 287 pages Divinely sanctioned kingship is found among the ancient civilizations throughout the world. It has been a largely unexplored process in ancient Mesoamerica. Sacred kings, who played key roles in the emergence of complex urban society, first appeared among the Olmec on the Gulf Coast of Mexico around 900 BC, but the full growth of this phenomenon occurred in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and the western Honduras among the most brilliant of the New World civilizations: the Maya. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (September 2005), the Dallas Museum of Art (February 2006) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (June 2006), this superb book documents the development of royal authority among the ancient Maya and their descendants, exploring central historical issues and seminal artworks that exemplify Maya divine kingship. |
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Forewords | 10 |
Sponsors Statement | 13 |
Map 15 Notes to the Reader | 15 |
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accession ajaw ancient appears archaeological architecture associated authority base Bird building Burial cache carved Central Ceramic City Classic period complex construction contained Copan creation culture dance decorated deity depicts divine earliest Early Classic elite evidence exhibition expression Fields Figure four Freidel Guatemala head hieroglyphic highlands Honduras human images important incised indicate individuals institution jade jadeite jaguar Kaminaljuyu kings kingship known Late Preclassic Lidded lord lowlands Maize Martin Maya Area Maya Hieroglyphic Maya kings Mesoamerican Mexico Middle monuments mountain Museo Museum Museum of Art Nacional nature objects offerings Olmec Origins Pacific painted performed placed political portrays present Principal References region remains represent ritual royal rulers sacred Schele seated shell signs Stela stone Structure style suggest supernatural symbols Teotihuacan Tikal tomb tree University Veracruz vessel wears writing