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Author:

Looper, Matthew George, 1966-

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xi, 265 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Maya sculpture--Motagua River Valley.--Motagua River Valley.
Stele (Archaeology)--Motagua River Valley.--Motagua River Valley.
Mayas--Kings and rulers.
Mayas--Motagua River Valley--Motagua River Valley--Antiquities.
Sculpture maya--Motagua, Vallée du.--Motagua, Vallée du.
Stèles (Archéologie)--Motagua, Vallée du.--Motagua, Vallée du.
Mayas--Rois et souverains.
Mayas--Motagua, Vallée du--Motagua, Vallée du--Antiquités.
Quiriguá Site (Guatemala)
Motagua River Valley (Guatemala)--Antiquities.
Quiriguá (Guatemala : Site archéologique)
Motagua, Vallée du (Guatemala)--Antiquités.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-254) and index.

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.

Series:

Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies

ISBN:

9780292705562 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292705565 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52208614

LCCN:

2003010416

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)