Lidded Tripod Cylinder Vessel with Head of Cacao Deity

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Lidded Tripod Cylinder Vessel with Head of Cacao Deity

Guatemala, Northern Peten, Naranjo or vicinity, Maya, early 5th century
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire stucco and pigment
Overall (Diameter): 11 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (29.21 × 13.34 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.22a-b)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1 MAP IT
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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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
  • The Painted City: Art from Teotihuacan Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 29, 2014 - December 7, 2014