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Collections

Bowl with Males Using Enemas600–900 CE

Not on view
Wide, shallow terracotta ceramic bowl with painted dark brown figures on the exterior, depicting a reclining human figure and elongated animal in profile

Unknown, Bowl with Males Using Enemas, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bowl with Males Using Enemas
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Honduras
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 1/5 in. (20.828 cm); 3 3/10 x 8 3/10 x 8 3/10 in. (8.382 x 21.082 x 21.082 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.241
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.