Vessel with Ballgame Scene

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Vessel with Ballgame Scene

Maya, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
Diameter: 6 in. (15.24 cm); 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.59 x 15.24 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.589)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Schmidt, Peter, Mercedes de la Garza, and Enrique Nalda, eds. Maya. New York: Rizzoli International, 1998.
  • Looper, Matthew. The Beast Between: Deer in Maya Art and Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2019.

Exhibition history

  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 1, 2012 - March 2, 2014