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Footed Vessel with Jaguar Face600–900 CE

Not on view
Small pre-Columbian ceramic vessel with three feet and bulbous form, painted with two stylized faces in black, orange, and cream against a buff clay body
Detail of a ceramic vessel with black slip ground; two conjoined faces with feathered headdresses and dot markings at left, and a rounded cartouche with abstract motifs at right, painted in cream, orange, and brown; geometric crosshatch border along upper edge.
Title
Footed Vessel with Jaguar Face
Culture
Maya
Place Made
El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 4/5 in. (12.192 cm); 4 1/2 x 4 4/5 x 4 4/5 in. (11.43 x 12.192 x 12.192 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.218
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas