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Tripod Plate with Jaguar Holding Decapitated Head700–850 CE

On view: David Geffen GalleriesModern Silver in Mexico and Peru
Ceramic plate viewed from above with terracotta-orange rim and sandy-yellow well, painted with a coiled spotted feline in dark brown and black
Ceramic tripod plate with wide shallow bowl in terracotta red, raised on three cylindrical legs; exterior decorated with alternating red and cream panels outlined in black, with dot clusters; legs painted with black horizontal bands.

Unknown, Tripod Plate with Jaguar Holding Decapitated Head, 700–850 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tripod Plate with Jaguar Holding Decapitated Head
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Northern Petén
Date Made
700–850 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
5 × 13 3/16 × 13 3/16 in. (12.7 × 33.53 × 33.5 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.78
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Reents-Budet, Dorie. Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period. Durham: Duke University Press, 1994.
  • 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.