Tripod Vessel with Supernatural Palace Scene and Cacao Tree

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Tripod Vessel with Supernatural Palace Scene and Cacao Tree

Guatemala, Peten, Motul de San José or vicinity, Maya, 750–850 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
Overall (Diameter): 12 × 6 5/16 in. (30.48 × 16.03 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.430)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Not currently on public view

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  • Martin, Simon. "Cacao in Ancient Maya Religion: First Fruit from the Maize Tree and Other Tales from the Underworld."  In Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao, edited by Cameron L. McNeil, 154-183. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006.
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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