The Art of Monarchical Power: Stories Taken from Painted Ceramics

Abstract

The painted classic Mayan pottery represents a valuable source of information about the physical, social, political and psychological composition of the Maya royal court. The painted scenes of the vessels provide details of the idealistic components and the hierarchical nature of the court, providing a unique opportunity to study Mayan aristocratic life and monarchical positions and on the historical individuals who ruled the ancient society as unique personalities instead of faceless people from a distant past.