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Codex-style Tripod Bowl600–900 CE

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Ceramic bowl with wide, shallow form; cream interior painted with black birds and foliage; glossy deep-red exterior slip
Title
Codex-style Tripod Bowl
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 13/50 in. (18.4404 cm); 2 7/10 x 7 3/5 x 7 3/5 in. (6.858 x 19.304 x 19.304 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.466
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Robicsek, Francis, and Donald M. Hales. The Maya Book of the Dead: The Ceramic Codex: The Corpus of Codex Style Ceramics of the Late Classic Period. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Art Museum, 1981.