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Polychrome Bottle with Modeled Head450–900 CE

Not on view
Small spherical ceramic vessel shaped as a stylized face, with bold black painted designs, striped eye zones, and terracotta-orange accents on dusty pink clay
Title
Polychrome Bottle with Modeled Head
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Peten or Southern Campeche
Date Made
450–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 9/10 in. (7.366 cm); 3 1/2 x 3 x 2 3/10 in. (8.89 x 7.62 x 5.842 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.232
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas