Codex-Style Vessel with Scene of Supernatural Birth

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Codex-Style Vessel with Scene of Supernatural Birth

Maya, 650–800 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
4 1/8 × 3 8/10 × 3 8/10 in. (10.41 × 9.65 × 9.68 cm)
Anonymous gift (M.2010.115.4)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Keene, Bryan C., editor. Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.
  • 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.

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