Maya ceramics.(Current and Coming)(pottery exhibition at the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario)

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: Ledes, Allison Eckardt | Copyright information

An exhibition of Maya ceramics pottery will be held at the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto, Ontario, from Sep 9, 1999, to Jan 2, 2000. The exhibit, entitled 'Maya Universe: Classic Maya Art, Patronage and Culture A.D. 250-850,' will feature about 150 objects.

In ancient Maya culture there was no linguistic distinction between the words for painting, drawing, and writing. Nowhere is this more beautifully revealed than in the painted pottery of the Classic Maya ...

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