Images from the underworld
Subtitle: Naj Tunich and the tradition of Maya cave painting
By: Andrea J. Stone.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Maya art -- Guatemala.; Maya painting -- Guatemala.; Cave paintings -- Guatemala.; Mayas -- Antiquities.; Naj Tunich Site (Guatemala)
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-278) and index.