Painting the Cosmos: Art and Iconography of the Ceramics of Ancient Panama

by Alan D. Grinnell

The result of decades of study, Alan Grinnell's Painting the Cosmos presents the spectacular and underappreciated art of Panama and its revealing iconography. Emphasizing brightly painted polychrome designs with complex iconography on myriad ceramic forms, the art of Central Panama (ca. 200 BCE-1500 CE) is highly distinctive compared to other pre-Columbian cultures. The book illustrates more than eight hundreds vessels in full color, many of which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826367143
• ISBN13: 9780826367143
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 416 Pages