Title Lightning warrior : Maya art and kingship at Quirigua / Matthew G. Looper

Edition 1st ed Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 265 pages) : illustrations Series Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies Contents Life at the crossroads : Quirigua before K'ak'Tiliw -- A restive vassal : the early reign of K'ak'Tiliw -- Rebellion and revival : the first stelae of K'ak'Tiliw -- Dreams of power : stelae F, D, and E -- Foundation of the cosmic house : stelae C and A and zoomorph B -- In honor of a great warrior : the legacy of K'ak'Tiliw -- Appendix A. Rulers of Quirigua -- Appendix B. Historical events recorded in the texts of Quirigua -- Appendix C. Selected historical events from the texts of Copan -- Appendix D. Transcriptions and translations of the monumental inscriptions commissioned by K'ak'Tiliw Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Maya sculpture -- Guatemala -- Motagua River Valley Stele (Archaeology) -- Guatemala -- Motagua River Valley Mayas -- Kings and rulers Mayas -- Guatemala -- Motagua River Valley -- Antiquities HISTORY. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. Antiquities. Maya sculpture. Mayas -- Antiquities. Mayas -- Kings and rulers. Stele (Archaeology) SUBJECT Quiriguá Site (Guatemala) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110113 Motagua River Valley (Guatemala) -- Antiquities Subject Guatemala -- Motagua River Valley. Guatemala -- Quiriguá Site. Form Electronic book ISBN 0292798644 9780292798649

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