Cylinder Vessel with Image of Seated Figure

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Cylinder Vessel with Image of Seated Figure

Mexico or Guatemala, Maya, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire application of Maya blue pigment
Diameter: 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm) Height: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.257)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Miller, Mary Ellen, and Megan E. O'Neil. Maya Art and Architecture. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2014.