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Collections

Lidded Tripod Vessel400–600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic tripod vessel with sage green and coral pink painted decoration and a sculpted black-slipped human head as a lid finial
Title
Lidded Tripod Vessel
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Belize
Date Made
400–600 CE
Period
Early Classic
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire stucco and pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8 3/4 in. Diameter (Diameter): 7 in.
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.24a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni Kerpel, Diana, and Megan E. O'Neil, editors. The Science and Art of Maya Painted Ceramic Vessels: Contextualizing a Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022. https://www.archive.org/details/maya-painted-ceramic-vessels (accessed November 21, 2022).