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Plate with Hunters, Deer, and Birds700–850 CE

Not on view
Ceramic plate viewed from above, with a wide shallow form and densely painted interior scene of stylized human and animal figures in black and burnt-orange on a tan ground, bordered by a geometric zigzag rim
Title
Plate with Hunters, Deer, and Birds
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Campeche or Quintana Roo
Date Made
700–850 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 in. (36.2 cm); 3 4/5 x 14 x 14 in. (9.2 x 35.56 x 9.652 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.168
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.