Figurine of a Portly Man

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Figurine of a Portly Man

Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico, Maya, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
6 x 4 1/2 x 3 4/5 in. (15.24 x 11.43 x 9.652 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.251)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Robicsek, Francis, and Donald M. Hales. The Maya Book of the Dead: The Ceramic Codex: The Corpus of Codex Style Ceramics of the Late Classic Period. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Art Museum, 1981.
  • Robicsek, Francis, and Donald M. Hales. The Maya Book of the Dead: The Ceramic Codex: The Corpus of Codex Style Ceramics of the Late Classic Period. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Art Museum, 1981.
  • 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.
  • Reents-Budet, Dorie.  Painting the Maya Universe:  Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period.  Durham:  Duke University Press, 1994.
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