Classic Maya Concepts of the Royal Court

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ID20076444
AuthorsDorie Reents‐budet (corresponding author), Dorie Reents-Budet
Year2018
Pages195-233
Publication date2018-05-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueRoyal Courts of the Ancient Maya : Volume 1 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780429497544-7
OpenAlexW2991165262
ISBN9780429497544
LanguageEN
Citations received8

This chapter discusses the representations of court architecture found on 176 Late Classic pottery vessels. It deals with a discussion of the kinds of palace architecture rendered on the pottery, and examines the events taking place inside the court buildings and the activities' participants, and addresses the court's formal and psychological composition that may be inferred from these depictions. Late Classic Maya painted ceramics have long been used to establish archaeological chronology and to infer different kinds of sociopolitical interaction. The renderings on the pottery provide a unique opportunity to study Classic Maya conceptions of court space, the psychology of interior versus exterior space, and the role of the royal presence therein. Classic Maya court buildings were decorated with paint, modeled stucco, and carved stone. Depictions of architecture on Classic Maya pictorial pottery reflect the five primary architectural types found in the heart of most Maya sites

Archaeology · Art · Maya · Political science · History · Latin American history and culture · Law

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