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Codex-Style Bowl with Avian Maize God650–800 CE

Not on view
Pre-Columbian ceramic bowl with brick-red rim and base, wide cream-colored body painted with dark brown Maya figural and scrollwork decoration
Title
Codex-Style Bowl with Avian Maize God
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Petén or Southern Campeche
Date Made
650–800 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Overall (Diameter): 2 1/2 × 6 13/16 in. (6.35 × 17.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.461
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 Kerpel, Diana, and Megan E. O'Neil, editors. The Science and Art of Maya Painted Ceramic Vessels: Contextualizing a Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022. https://www.archive.org/details/maya-painted-ceramic-vessels (accessed November 21, 2022).
  • Blondet, Jose Luis, editor. Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.