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Codex-Style Cylinder Vessel with Teotihuacan-Style Serpent650–800 CE

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Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip ground, painted in dark brown with a large central deity head, hieroglyphic glyphs, scrolls, and step-fret motifs; brick-red painted rim
Title
Codex-Style Cylinder Vessel with Teotihuacan-Style Serpent
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Peten or Southern Campeche
Date Made
650–800 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm); 5 1/5 x 4 1/2 x 4 2/5 in. (13.208 x 11.43 x 11.176 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.516
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.