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Collections

Carved and Incised Vessel with Deity Heads600–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with a bulbous fluted lower body and a cylindrical upper section covered in stamped dot texture, featuring a raised relief panel with interlocking curvilinear forms in sage green against red-brown clay
Title
Carved and Incised Vessel with Deity Heads
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Acasaguastlan
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with carved decoration
Dimensions
Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm); Diameter: 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ancient Art Council 2003 Maya Trip and an Anonymous Donation
Accession Number
M.2003.120
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Curatorial Notes

Three cartouches show the profile head of a Maya deity known as K’awiil, who is a patron of royal dynasties and whose name was included by many kings as part of their official titles.

2008