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Cylinder Vessel with Image of Seated Figure600–900 CE

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Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel, peanut-brown clay with incised glyphs near the rim and a carved seated figure in profile, turquoise mineral deposits at the mouth
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with carved Maya glyphs and figural scenes; dark brown mottled surface with turquoise-painted bands at rim and mid-body enclosing a register of incised glyph blocks.
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with incised decoration, dark brown surface with a band of turquoise-green pigment at the rim. Upper register features Maya glyphs in rectangular cartouches; lower register shows a seated cross-legged figure wearing a beaded necklace and elaborate headdress.
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with incised figural and glyphic decoration; a band of turquoise-encrusted glyphs encircles the rim above carved scenes featuring seated figures in a dark brown slip ground.
Title
Cylinder Vessel with Image of Seated Figure
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico or Guatemala
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire application of Maya blue pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm) Height: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.257
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Miller, Mary Ellen, and Megan E. O'Neil. Maya Art and Architecture. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2014.