Title: Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos
Description: "Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos explores the sociocultural significance of more than three hundred Middle Preclassic Maya figurines uncovered at the site of Nixtun-Ch'ich' on Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala. In this careful, holistic, and detailed analysis of the Petén lakes figurines—hand-modeled, terracotta anthropomorphic fragments, animal figures, and musical instruments such as whistles and ocarinas—Prudence M. Rice engages with a broad swath of theory and comparative data on Maya ritual practice"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Mayas, antiquities, Excavations (archaeology), Figurines, Rites and ceremonies, Guatemala, antiquities, Maya sculpture, Mayas, Antiquities, History