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A Maya universe in stone / edited by Stephen Houston

by Stephen D. Houston

A study of a single sculptor in ancient America, analysed through four unprovenanced masterworks originating from a specific sector of Guatemala.

Accession 19780 ISBN 9781606067444 Publisher The Getty Research Institute
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