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Tripod Plate with Jaguar Holding Decapitated Head700–850 CE

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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.
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.