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Author:   Terence Grieder
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780292729315

ISBN 10:   0292729316
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   01 December 1977
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Site 2. The Excavations Cut 1 Cuts 2 and 3 Cut 7 Cut 8 Cut 4 Cut 5 Cut 6 Cut 9 Cuts 10, 11, and 12 3. The Temple 4. The Burial and the Offerings 5. Ceramic Types and Their Periods Wares Forms Periods Imported Pottery Contemporary Related Styles Decorative Techniques The Identification of Artists and Studios Wheel-Thrown Cups 6. Art and Artifacts of Stone 7. Art and Artifacts of Bone 8. Art and Artifacts of Metal 9. Imagery The Crowned Figure The Head with Emanations The Circular Head The Turbaned Figure or Head The Helmeted Head The Trophy Head The Splayed Figure with a Double Crest The Frontal Warrior Armed with a Club The Figure in a Tall Hat The Naked Prisoner Feline Animals Snakes and Felines Birds Conventional Designs 10. Society and Symbolism in Ancient Pashash Appendix 1. Radiocarbon Tests 2. Catalog of the Contents of the La Capilla Burial Temple Cut 10: La Capilla Temple Cut 11: La Capilla Temple Cut 12: La Capilla Temple Inner Chamber Bibliography

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A study of the material recovered at Pashash in the northern Andes, 'the richest Pre-Columbian burial ever scientifically excavated in Peru.' Complete and detailed, and beautifully illustrated. Archaeology News

A study of the material recovered at Pashash in the northern Andes, ‘the richest Pre-Columbian burial ever scientifically excavated in Peru.’ Complete and detailed, and beautifully illustrated. (Archaeology News)

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Terence Grieder (1931–2018) was Professor of the History of Art at the University of Texas at Austin.

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