Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos: Middle Preclassic Lowland Maya Figurines, Ritual, and Time

by Prudence M. Rice

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 Pet n Itz in northern Guatemala. In this careful, holistic, and detailed analysis of the Pet n lakes figurines--hand-modeled, terracotta anthropomorphic fragments, animal figures, and musical instruments such as whistles and ocarinas--Prudence M. Rice engages with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607328887
• ISBN13: 9781607328889
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"