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Vessel with Young Lord and Monkey600–800 CE

Not on view
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip, painted in terra-cotta, black, and brown with a crouching monkey and seated figure flanked by chevron border bands
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip ground, painted in red, black, and orange with a large serpentine figure featuring scrolling forms and glyphic elements at center; bordered above and below by chevron bands in red and black.
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream ground, painted in red, black, and gray. Upper and lower bands of chevron pattern in red and black frame a central register depicting serpentine figures and Maya glyphic cartouches.
Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessel with a cream ground, painted in red, black, and orange. A figural scene with Maya-style curvilinear forms and masked figures wraps around the body, bordered above and below by black-and-white chevron bands and red rim bands.
Title
Vessel with Young Lord and Monkey
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Chamá or vicinity
Date Made
600–800 CE
Style
Chama-style
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 5 3/4 in. (14.61 cm); Diameter: 7 5/8 in. (19.37 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.15
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected 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.
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