Plate with Seated Ruler as Maize God

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Plate with Seated Ruler as Maize God

Guatemala, Northeastern Petén, Maya, 650–850 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
Diameter: 14 3/10 in. (36.322 cm); 6 x 14 3/10 x 14 3/10 in. (15.24 x 36.322 x 36.322 cm)
Anonymous gift (M.2010.115.774)
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.