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Collections

Tripod Vessel with Spider Monkeys650–750 CE

Not on view
Ceramic tripod vessel with cylindrical body, painted in brown and brick red with geometric glyph bands and a large monkey figure whose modeled head projects in three dimensions from the side

Unknown, Tripod Vessel with Spider Monkeys, 650–750 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tripod Vessel with Spider Monkeys
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
650–750 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm); 8 1/2 x 11 4/5 x 11 4/5 in. (21.59 x 29.972 x 29.972 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.238
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.