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Collections

Bottle with Molded Design of K’awiil and God L600–900 CE

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Terracotta ceramic flask with a flat, disc-shaped body and short neck, decorated with molded low-relief figures and glyphs in brick-red slip
Ceramic vessel with squared cylindrical form and narrow mouth, covered in red-painted Maya glyphic cartouches arranged in a grid pattern with molded low-relief carving.
Ceramic flask with flat, disc-shaped body and short narrow neck, covered in red slip, with a molded low-relief scene on the front face depicting elaborately dressed figures with headdresses within a circular medallion.
Ceramic vessel with a squared cylindrical body and narrow neck, covered in carved Maya glyphs arranged in a grid of panels, with traces of red pigment on a buff clay surface.
Two ceramic flask-shaped vessels with flat circular bodies and short narrow necks; one in terracotta red, one in pale tan, each with molded low-relief figural and glyphic decoration on the front face.
Title
Bottle with Molded Design of K’awiil and God L
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Honduras or Guatemala
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (8.89 × 7.94 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.393
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.