The Ceremonial Bar and Associated Features of Maya Ornamental Art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2561079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter W Taylor (0000-0001-6800-2641, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1941 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-63 |
| Publication date | 1941-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/275325 |
| OpenAlex | W2312785018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In 1913, Spinden published his monumental work on the artistic forms in Maya culture. Since that time, many of his statements have assumed axiomatic character in the literature and discussion of Maya archaeology. However, as was to be expected, new information has tended to modify some of the generalizations put forward in 1913. In the present paper, I would like to offer evidence to support the hypothesis that certain artistic compositions, treated separately by Spinden, actually are members of a single complex, and then to review some of his generalizations in the light of this evidence and Maya chronology.The complex which I propose to demonstrate consists of the Ceremonial Bar, the Bar Pendant, and the Frieze-mask. It is my thesis that the Bar Pendant is the conceptual equivalent of the Ceremonial Bar and, in actual practice, is substituted for the latter. Similarly, the Friezemask is conceptually connected with the Bar and, thus, directly or indirectly, with the Pendant
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Axiom · Bar (unit) · Character (mathematics) · Frieze · Geography · Geometry · Literature · Maya · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage · History · Latin American history and culture · Mathematics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2008 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |