128 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Large oblong hardcover, black cloth, red lettering, 128 glossy pages, red endpapers, brief bibliography, b/w map of Mesoamerica, 92 b/w photos and diagrams, 22 color photos, with detailed captions. ; Exhibition catalog from Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1982. Edited by Elizabeth P. Benson. Photos by Justin Kerr, including many rollout photos showing entire surface of one vase. Forewords by Teddy Kollek and Edwin Pearlman. Appendix on Maya culture and hieroglyphs by Elizabeth P. Benson and Dan Eban. ; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. No marks or major defects. Jacket shows light edgewear only. ; Israel Museum Series; Vol. 225
Title: Old Gods and Young Heroes : The Pearlman Collection of Maya Ceramics
Edition: First Edition
ISBN Number: 0295959703
ISBN-13: 9780295959702
Location Published: Israel Museum: 1982
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Item: 2.10 lbs
Categories: Art
Seller ID: 22308
Keywords: ceramics, ethnographic art, folk art, maya civilization, mayan, mayans, precolumbian era, tribal art, vases
