Censer with Solar Deities

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Censer with Solar Deities

Maya, 300–600 CE
Ceramics
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
16 3/10 x 23 4/5 x 12 1/2 in. (41.402 x 60.452 x 31.75 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.526)
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.
  • Masterpieces of Pre-Columbian Art: from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Wray. New York: André Emmerich Gallery; Perl Galleries, 1984.