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Cylinder Vase With Carved Glyphs600–900 CE

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Unglazed cylindrical ceramic vessel with carved Mesoamerican glyphs in horizontal registers and vertical ribbing, warm gray-tan clay

Unknown, Cylinder Vase With Carved Glyphs, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, Photo © Justin Kerr (#K5401)

Title
Cylinder Vase With Carved Glyphs
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, or Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 1/5 in. (15.748 cm); 13 3/10 x 6 3/10 x 6 3/10 in. (33.782 x 16.002 x 16.002 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.511
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas