Resizing Reality: Scale and Sumptuary Privilege among the Classic Maya

This talk considers the sumptuary codes and scale orientations of the Classic Maya. Recently deciphered texts reveal much of their courtly world, as probed here through text size and placement, god effigies, mortuary panels, and carved lintels.

Stephen Houston is Dupee Family Professor of Social Sciences, Brown University. He specializes in Classic Maya civilization, writing systems, and indigenous representation.