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Cylinder Vessel with Two Males, possibly Hero Twins600–900 CE

Not on view
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel painted with a crouching figure, a serpent head, and Maya glyphs in brick red, cream, and black
Title
Cylinder Vessel with Two Males, possibly Hero Twins
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, El Quiché, Nebaj region
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm); 5 1/5 x 5 x 5 in. (13.208 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.120
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas