Vessel with Underworld Scene

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Vessel with Underworld Scene

Guatemala, Southern Lowlands, Maya, 400–800 CE
Ceramics
Carved and incised ceramic
Diameter: 8 5/16 in. (21.11 cm) Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm)
Anonymous gift (M.2010.115.729)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Martin, Simon. "The Old Man of the Maya Universe: a Unitary Dimension to Ancient Maya Religion." In Maya Archaeology 3, edited by Charles Golden, Stephen Houston, and Joel Skidmore, 186-227. San Francisco: Precolumbia Mesoweb Press, 2015.