Censer Stands with Solar Deities

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Censer Stands with Solar Deities

Mexico, Chiapas, vicinity of Palenque, Maya, 650–850 CE
Ceramics
Post-fire painted ceramic
42 1/2 x 24 x 8 1/2 in. (107.95 x 60.96 x 21.59 cm)
Anonymous gift (M.2010.115.426)
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.
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.

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