Maya sculpture of Copan : the iconography / Claude-François Baudez

This study provides a comprehensive iconographic analysis of the sculptures and architecture at the Maya site of Copan. It examines motifs relating to kingship, ritual sacrifice, and cosmology to trace the religious and political history of the city-state.

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Altars/Church furniture/Church decoration and ornament/Decoration and ornament/Decorative arts/Art/Arts Architecture/Art/Arts Art/Arts Central America -- Civilisation Copán Site (Honduras)/Honduras -- Antiquities Funeral rites and ceremonies/Manners and customs/Civilisation Games Gods/Mythology, Classical Grave goods/Ceremonial objects/Rites and ceremonies/Ritualism Honduras -- Antiquities Idols and images/Symbolism/Mythology/Religion Indians of Central America/Ethnology -- Central America/Anthropology Maya art/Art, Central American Mythology/Religion Political science/Social sciences/Civilisation Religion Sacrifice/Worship/Religion Sculpture/Art/Arts