Cylinder Vessel with Scene of Supernatural Marriage Rituals

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Cylinder Vessel with Scene of Supernatural Marriage Rituals

Guatemala, Peten, Maya, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
Overall (Diameter): 9 13/16 × 4 1/2 in. (24.92 × 11.43 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.585)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow, 1993.
  • 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.
  • Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow, 1993.
  • 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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