Figurine Whistle of a Dwarf

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Figurine Whistle of a Dwarf

Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico, Maya, 600–800 CE
Ceramics
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
4 × 2 × 2 in. (10.16 × 5.08 × 5.08 cm)
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing (AC1992.134.20)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.
  • Reents-Budet, Dorie.  Painting the Maya Universe:  Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period.  Durham:  Duke University Press, 1994.