Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art

This engaging exploration of the Maya pantheon introduces readers to the complex stories of Mesoamerican divinity through the stunning carvings, ceramics, and metalwork of the Classic period

Focusing on the period between A.D. 250 and 900, Lives of the Gods reveals that ancient Maya artists evoked a pantheon as rich and complex as the more familiar Greco—Roman, Hindu—Buddhist, and Egyptian deities. The authors show how this powerful cosmology informed some of the greatest creative achievem...