Toad Effigy Vessel

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Toad Effigy Vessel

Guatemala, Coastal Piedmont, Maya, 900–1200 CE
Ceramics
Fine orange ceramic with plumbate slip
Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing (AC1993.217.17)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot and Green, Judith Strupp. Precolumbian Flora and Fauna: Continuity of Plant and Animal Themes in Mesoamerican Art. San Diego, CA: Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, 1990.
  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot and Green, Judith Strupp. Precolumbian Flora and Fauna: Continuity of Plant and Animal Themes in Mesoamerican Art. San Diego, CA: Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, 1990.
  • Fields, Virginia M. Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico. London: Scala; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.
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