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Collections

Solar Deity Censer Stand770–850 CE

Not on view
Terracotta ceramic ritual vessel with tall rectangular panel bearing three stacked mask-like faces in relief, with traces of sky-blue pigment, above a cylindrical base
Title
Solar Deity Censer Stand
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Chiapas, vicinity of Palenque
Date Made
770–850 CE
Medium
Earthenware with postfire pigment
Dimensions
46 x 23 x 8 1/2 in. (116.84 x 58.42 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.427
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.
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014

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