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Vessel with Palace Scene600–900 CE

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Maya polychrome ceramic cylinder vessel with painted hieroglyphic band above a scene of a seated figure in profile with elaborate headdress, rendered in russet red, black, and cream
Title
Vessel with Palace Scene
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 1/10 in. (12.954 cm); 8 1/2 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (21.59 x 12.7 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.75
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Looper, Matthew. The Beast Between: Deer in Maya Art and Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2019.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014

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