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Vessel with Hummingbird Rattle1300–1500

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Ceramic footed bowl in brick-red with black and gold painted glyphs in horizontal bands, topped by a small sculptural bird with blue-gray pigment on the rim
Ceramic footed bowl with deep reddish-brown polished surface, painted bands of black and orange geometric motifs around the exterior, and a small blue-green bird figurine perched on the rim.
Title
Vessel with Hummingbird Rattle
Culture
Ben 'Zaa (Zapotec)
Place Made
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zaachila
Date Made
1300–1500
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire application of Maya blue pigment
Dimensions
4 3/16 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (10.6363 x 16.8275 x 13.0175 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2003 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2003.44
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Precolumbian Masterpieces: Mexico, Peru, Central America, American Indian. New York: Edward H. Merrin Gallery, Inc., 1985.
  • Fields, Virginia M. Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico. London: Scala; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.