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Vessel with Snake-Lady Scene600–900 CE

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Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip body, brick-red rim and base bands, and painted dark brown figural scene with hieroglyphic glyph band
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with waisted form, cream slip painted in dark brown with seated figures wearing elaborate headdresses, framed by red bands at rim and base, with a band of glyphs near the top.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with waisted profile, cream slip body with red-painted rim and base bands, decorated with incised and painted figures and Maya glyphs in dark brown.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with slightly waisted form, red-slipped rim and base bands, and a cream-colored body painted with dark brown glyphs and figural scenes including a seated figure and scrolling supernatural elements.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with slightly flared rim and red bands at top and base; cream slip decorated with painted black glyphic and figural scenes featuring scrolling forms and a deity or costumed figure with elaborate headdress.
Title
Vessel with Snake-Lady Scene
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 13/16 in. (14.76 cm) Height: 6 5/16 in. (16.03 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.234
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Robicsek, Francis, and Donald M. Hales. The Maya Book of the Dead: The Ceramic Codex: The Corpus of Codex Style Ceramics of the Late Classic Period. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Art Museum, 1981.
  • Looper, Matthew George. Lightning Warrior: Maya Art and Kingship at Quirigua. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014