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Figural Vessel with Spout100–300 CE

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Pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with rounded red-brown body and a detailed sculpted human face with dark-painted features and incised hair on one end
Ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with burnished red-orange slip, featuring a modeled human face with incised facial markings, dotted headdress, and streaked hair; round body with dark mineral deposits on surface.
Title
Figural Vessel with Spout
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Southern Highlands
Date Made
100–300 CE
Medium
Burnished and slipped ceramic
Dimensions
4 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (10.48 x 17.15 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Joan Palevsky Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.101
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas