Through artifacts, text panels, rare photographs, maps, graphics, and videos, this unique exhibit reveals the world of the Maya in the Alta Verapaz of modern Guatemala during the Late Classic era (AD 600–800). The exhibit portrays a time of political change in a troubled outpost of the Maya world and a human story of power and intrigue among people who lived more than 1300 years ago. Nineteen Chamá polychrome vessels, one of the most celebrated styles of Maya pottery with multihued portraits and narrative scenes, are accompanied by more than 100 objects that illustrate Maya daily life, religious ritual, and shifts in rulership.
The exhibition was organized by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.Exhibition Sponsors
• The Hollingsworth Companies
• UT Knoxville Ready for the World:
International and Intercultural Awareness Initiative
• Office of the Chancellor
(Shown above: arrival of a new ruler. Chamá polychrome vessel, Late Classic period Maya, AD 600–800.)