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Collections

Bowl with Resurrection of the Maize God in a Ballcourt600–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic cylindrical vessel with low-relief carved decoration, brick-red slip on raised figures and scrolls against an olive-gray ground, depicting a headdressed figure among curling forms and creature heads
Title
Bowl with Resurrection of the Maize God in a Ballcourt
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 9/10 in. (17.526 cm); 6 1/2 x 7 x 7 in. (16.51 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.480
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.
  • Finegold, Andrew. Vital Voids: Cavities and Holes in Mesoamerican Material Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2021.
  • 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.