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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

Unknown, Tripod Vessel, 650–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, Photo © Justin Kerr (#K1259)

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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