Vessel with Water Lily Serpent and Dwarf

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Vessel with Water Lily Serpent and Dwarf

Mexico, Yucatán, Chocholá or vicinity, Maya, 700–900 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Diameter: 5 3/10 in. (13.462 cm); 5 3/10 x 5 3/10 x 5 3/10 in. (13.462 x 13.462 x 13.462 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.810)
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.

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