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Tripod Effigy Cup, Depicting a Human Head600–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic effigy vessel modeled as a human head with painted reddish-brown bands, incised plant motifs on the side, and three small rounded feet
Title
Tripod Effigy Cup, Depicting a Human Head
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm); 3 7/10 x 4 3/10 x 5 in. (9.398 x 10.922 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.499
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.