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Stelae E and A

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Description: Stelae E and A

TitleStelae E and A

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 700–800

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

DimensionsUnknown

LocationUnknown

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsStele (Archaeology)Kings and rulers in artPortrait sculptureMaya sculpture

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1. American Antiquity

Description: Esthetic Recognition of Ancient Amerindian Art

Esthetic Recognition of Ancient Amerindian Art

AT THE HOMINID beginning of the stone-tool series “activities for activities’ sake” appeared, including “play, curiosity, self-expression, investigation,” without “ulterior motives” but driven by “surplus nervous energy.” Other behavior emerged among early primates as “animal art” in courtship displays, nesting, and territorial markers in sound and space. …

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PublisherYale University Press

Copyright©1991 by Yale University

Related print edition pages: pp.12-40

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00046.006

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Chapter subject tags:Art, Ancient AmericanAestheticsO'Gorman, Edmundo, 1906-1995Leroi-Gourhan, André, 1911-1986Art and anthropology

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