Bowl with Resurrection of the Maize God in a Ballcourt

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Bowl with Resurrection of the Maize God in a Ballcourt

Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico, Maya, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic
Diameter: 6 9/10 in. (17.526 cm); 6 1/2 x 7 x 7 in. (16.51 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.480)
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.
  • Finegold, Andrew. Vital Voids: Cavities and Holes in Mesoamerican Material Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2021.
  • 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.
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