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Tripod Vessel650–800 CE

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Polychrome ceramic lidded vessel with a sculpted jaguar-head handle, decorated with spotted motifs and bands of scrolling red and black glyphs on cream ground
Title
Tripod Vessel
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
650–800 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 3/10 in. (10.922 cm); 4 3/10 x 4 3/10 x 4 in. (10.922 x 10.922 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.38
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Robicsek, Francis, and Donald M. Hales. The Maya Book of the Dead: The Ceramic Codex: The Corpus of Codex Style Ceramics of the Late Classic Period. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Art Museum, 1981.

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