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Codex-Style Vessel with Scene of Supernatural Birth650–800 CE

Not on view
Ceramic cylindrical vessel on three small feet, with cream slip body painted in dark brown with a human figure entwined by a large coiled serpent, brick-red rim and base bands
Maya ceramic cylindrical vessel with slightly waisted form and three small feet, painted in dark brown on cream slip with red bands at rim and base. Figural scene wraps around the exterior depicting a richly adorned figure interacting with a serpent and scrolling glyphic elements.
Ceramic tripod vessel with waisted cylindrical form, red-slipped rim and base bands, and a cream ground decorated with painted black Maya figural and glyphic imagery including scrollwork and curvilinear motifs.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with slightly waisted form on three small feet, cream slip decorated with fine-line painted figures and Maya glyphs in black and red, with red-painted bands at rim and base.
Maya ceramic vessel with slightly flared rim and three small feet, red-slipped rim and base bands, cream ground painted in dark brown with figural scenes and a column of Maya glyphs; a seated figure with elaborate headdress visible at center.
Title
Codex-Style Vessel with Scene of Supernatural Birth
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Petén or Southern Campeche
Date Made
650–800 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
4 1/8 × 3 8/10 × 3 8/10 in. (10.41 × 9.65 × 9.68 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.4
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Keene, Bryan C., editor. Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.
  • 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.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014