Hattula Moholy-Nagy, William R. Coe
The Artifacts of Tikal--Ornamental and Ceremonial Artifacts and Unworked Material: Tikal Report 27A (University Museum Monograph)
(University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2008. 1931707944 512 pages.
Large-format volume, measuring approximately 8.75" x 11.5", is bound in dark green cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Book is new, still in shrinkwrap.
"TR27A reports upon goods used as markers of social status and goods used in ritual. It describes the splendid ornaments and insignia of jade, shell, pearls, and inscribed bone shown in representations on monuments and pottery vessels and recovered from the burials of Tikal's elites. Each artifact is described in the text, tabulated, and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs. An accompanying CD-ROM includes updated databases for all recovered objects, enabling the reader to discover detailed relationships between artifact, date, and context. It also includes William R. Coe's drafts of reconstructions of destroyed offerings and typologies for ceremonial lithics and shell "Charlie Chaplin" figurines."