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Collections

Plate with Supernatural Serpent600–900 CE

Not on view
Pre-Columbian ceramic plate with cream interior field, brick-red rim, and a painted central supernatural figure with outstretched limbs and a fanged head
Title
Plate with Supernatural Serpent
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Belize, Guatemala, or Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 3/10 in. (26.162 cm); 2 x 10 3/10 in. (5.08 x 26.162 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.266
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas