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Censer with Solar Deities300–600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic ceremonial panel with dense relief carving, featuring three large frontal mask faces in the lower register and three smaller faces above, with scroll, serpentine, and stepped motifs throughout, in sandy tan and peanut-brown clay
Title
Censer with Solar Deities
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
300–600 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
16 3/10 x 23 4/5 x 12 1/2 in. (41.402 x 60.452 x 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.526
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Masterpieces of Pre-Columbian Art: from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Wray. New York: André Emmerich Gallery; Perl Galleries, 1984.
  • 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.