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Vessel with Ballgame Scene600–900 CE

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Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip ground, painted with a hieroglyphic glyph band below the rim and a figure in an elaborate feathered headdress and geometric textile garment on the body
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip ground, painted in red, black, and brown with a seated figure wearing a zoomorphic headdress, accompanied by hieroglyphic glyphs along the upper band and right side.
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip ground, painted in red and dark brown with a seated figure wearing an elaborate feathered headdress, flanked by additional figures and hieroglyphic glyphs forming a band near the rim.
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with painted slip decoration in red, brown, and cream; a band of hieroglyphic glyphs runs along the upper register above standing figures in elaborate regalia; wear and minor losses to painted surface visible.
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with painted slip decoration in red, brown, and cream; a band of Maya glyphs runs along the upper rim above a figural scene depicting two elaborately dressed figures facing each other, one wearing a feathered headdress with an animal visage; columns of glyphs fill the space between figures.
Title
Vessel with Ballgame Scene
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Central Petén
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 in. (15.24 cm); 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.59 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.589
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Looper, Matthew. The Beast Between: Deer in Maya Art and Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2019.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014