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This engaging exploration of the Maya pantheon introduces readers
to the complex stories of Mesoamerican divinity through the
stunning carvings, ceramics, and metalwork of the Classic period
Focusing on the period between A.D. 250 and 900, Lives of the Gods
reveals that ancient Maya artists evoked a pantheon as rich and
complex as the more familiar Greco-Roman, Hindu-Buddhist, and
Egyptian deities. The authors show how this powerful cosmology
informed some of the greatest creative achievements of Maya
civilization, represented here from the monumental to the miniature
through more than 140 works in jade, stone, and clay. Thematic
chapters supported by new scholarship on recent archaeological
discoveries detail the different types of gods and their domains,
the role of the divine in the lives of the ancient Maya, and the
continuation of these traditions from the colonial period through
the present day. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of
Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (November 21, 2022-April 2,
2023) Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (May 7-September 3, 2023)
A thousand years ago, the Comitán Valley, in the Mexican state of
Chiapas, was the western edge of the Maya world. Far from the
famous power centers of the Classic period, the valley has been
neglected even by specialists. Here, Caitlin C. Earley offers the
first comprehensive study of sculpture excavated from the area,
showcasing the sophistication and cultural vigor of a region that
has largely been ignored. Supported by the rulers of the valley’s
cities, local artists created inventive works that served to
construct civic identities. In their depictions of warrior kings,
ballgames, rituals, and ancestors, the artists of Comitán made
choices that reflected political and religious goals and
distinguished the artistic production of the Comitán Valley from
that of other Maya locales. After the Maya abandoned their powerful
lowland centers, those in Comitán were maintained, a distinction
from which Earley draws new insights concerning the Maya collapse.
Richly illustrated with never-before-published photographs of
sculptures unearthed from key archaeological sites, The Comitán
Valley is an illuminating work of art historical recovery and
interpretation.
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