The Danzantes of Monte Albán
- ISBN-10
- 0884020797
- ISBN-13
- 9780884020790
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 238
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1978
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Author
- John F. Scott
Description
John Scott looks at the characteristics, stylistic evolution, ceramic relationships, and dating of the Danzantes of Monte Albán. The volume includes an illustrated catalogue of the reliefs and an appendix on their petrography and pigmentation.
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