Quadrupod Vessel

Photograph © Justin Kerr
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Quadrupod Vessel

Mexico or Guatemala, Maya, 200–600 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
10 9/10 x 5 4/5 x 5 4/5 in. (27.686 x 14.732 x 14.732 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.394)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • 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).
  • Fields, Virginia M. and Dorie Reents-Budet. Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship. London: Scala Publishers Limited; LACMA, 2005.
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