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Collections

Censer Lid with Figure and Shells400–600 CE

Not on view
Terra-cotta ceramic sculpture of a seated figure with a large headdress, disk earrings, and a lower body covered in relief-carved rounded fruit or gourd forms
Title
Censer Lid with Figure and Shells
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Escuintla, Tiquisate region
Date Made
400–600 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
11 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. (27.94 x 20.32 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.419
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Conchas Precolombianas: Mesoamerican Art Created from Seashells. New York: Hillwood Art Museum, 1997.