Author : Lynn A. Grant
Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN 13 : 9781931707879
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (78 download)
Book Synopsis The Maya Vase Conservation Project by : Lynn A. Grant
Download or read book The Maya Vase Conservation Project written by Lynn A. Grant and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 2006-05-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Museum goers are always fascinated by behind-the-scenes glimpses of how museum professionals prepare artifacts and works of art for exhibit and study. In this illustrated, step-by-step presentation, Lynn Grant describes the problems of conserving and preserving a collection of 19 important Maya polychrome vases from Chama, Guatemala. The vases were excavated early in the 20th century by Robert Burkitt, an early investigator for the University Museum."--BOOK JACKET.