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Cylinder Vase with Seated Male600–900 CE

Not on view
Tall cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip, painted in rust-red and brown with a band of glyphs near the rim and a profile figure of a seated person below
Painted Maya ceramic vessel, unrolled view showing three dark-blue figures against a cream background bordered by glyphic bands. A standing figure presents a round object to a seated figure on a raised platform, while a third figure crouches between them; red-brown hieroglyphic cartouches fill the background.
Title
Cylinder Vase with Seated Male
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 1/4 in. (8.255 cm); 9 3/10 x 4 x 3 9/10 in. (23.622 x 10.16 x 9.906 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.581
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Schmidt, Peter, Mercedes de la Garza, and Enrique Nalda, eds. Maya. New York: Rizzoli International, 1998.
  • Coe, Michael D. "Art and Illusion among the Classic Maya." Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 64(2005): 52-62.