Cylinder Vessel with Maize God Dancers and Dwarf

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Cylinder Vessel with Maize God Dancers and Dwarf

Guatemala, Petén, Xultun or vicinity, Maya, 650–850 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
Overall (Diameter): 6 3/8 × 3 in. (16.19 × 7.62 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.616)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

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  • Krempel, Guido, and Sebastian Matteo. "Painting styles of the North-Eastern Peten from a local perspective: the Palace Schools of Yax We'en Chan K'inich, Lord of Xultun." Contributions in New World Archaeology 3(2012): 135-172.
  • 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 Kerpel, Diana, and Megan E. O'Neil, editors. The Science and Art of Maya Painted Ceramic Vessels: Contextualizing a Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022. https://www.archive.org/details/maya-painted-ceramic-vessels (accessed November 21, 2022).
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