Compositional attribution of non-provenienced Maya polychrome vessels
Procedures and a few of the results of the Maya ceramic project are discussed from the perspective of non-provenienced vessel attribution ranging from site specific through a more inferential level to the rather hypothetical. The examples presented serve to illustrate the manner in which compositional and stylistic covariation are viewed in an investigation of Maya Ceramic art. The large data base from neutron activation analysis including archaeologically recovered pottery as well as the stylistically and iconographically elaborate vessels requires continued refinement in our methods of statistical analysis along with gaining a greater understanding of the sources of ceramic compositional variation in the Maya area. The mutually beneficial collaboration between science, art, and archaeology are emphasized.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Dept. of Art History; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (USA). Research Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5709954
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-33840; CONF-8309174-2; ON: DE84002694
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. international seminar applications of science in examination of works of art, Boston, MA, USA, 7 Sep 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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