Lidded Vessel

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Lidded Vessel

Guatemala, Maya, 300–500 CE
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment and incised decoration
Overall (Diameter): 38 cm (14 15/16 in.) 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.893a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • 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.