The Arts of the Ancient Americas at the Dallas Museum of Art (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300266870)

An illustrated compendium of artworks from the ancient Americas

Including Indigenous works from the southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, the Isthmo-Colombian Area, and the Andes of South America, this book showcases more than 100 masterpieces of art from the ancient Americas. These are presented in historical, archaeological, and artistic context with new photography and scholarship. The publication considers ceramics, metalworks, stone carvings, and textiles from an array of America's earliest civilizations, including Ancestral Puebloan, Mexica, Olmec, Maya, Chav?, Inca, Moche, Wari, and more. Highlights include some exceptional rarities, including a Chav? crown with deity figures, a previously undefined style of four-panel Andean tunics, a Mixtec mosaic mask, a Maya lidded tetrapod bowl, and breathtaking gold jewelry from the Isthmo-Colombian Area.

Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

Author: Michelle Rich
ISBN-10: 0300266871
ISBN-13: 9780300266870
Publisher: Dallas Museum of Art
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.29lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.29w x 1.42d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2024