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Bowl with Image of Warriors600–900 CE

Not on view
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with cream slip and terra-cotta rim bands, painted with dark brown figural scenes including a crouching figure with an elaborate headdress
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip and reddish-brown rim band, decorated with incised and painted figural scene depicting seated and standing figures in profile wearing elaborate headdresses, with Maya glyphs above.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip and red-painted rim and base, decorated with incised and painted dark brown figures including a elaborately headdressed figure in profile surrounded by glyphic cartouches and smaller figures.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip ground and red-orange rim band, painted in dark brown with figures, a skull, animals, and plant forms in a continuous narrative scene.
Title
Bowl with Image of Warriors
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 13/16 in. (12.22 cm) Height: 4 5/16 in. (10.95 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.575
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Tokovinine, Alexandre. Place and Identity in Classic Maya Narratives. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 2013.