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Collections

Cylinder Vessel with Feathered Serpents and Water Signs600–900 CE

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Cylindrical ceramic vessel with cream slip ground and rust-brown bands, decorated with a large painted mythological creature or deity figure in rust-brown and black
Title
Cylinder Vessel with Feathered Serpents and Water Signs
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Peten or Southern Campeche
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 4/5 in. (12.192 cm); 4 7/10 x 4 4/5 x 4 4/5 in. (11.938 x 12.192 x 12.192 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.230
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas