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Bowl with Serpent Head1200–800 BCE

Not on view

Pre-Columbian ceramic vessel with wide cylindrical form, charcoal-black rim, and relief-carved geometric registers in reddish-brown clay with pale encrustation

Title: Bowl with Serpent Head
Culture: Olmec
Place Made
Date Made: 1200–800 BCE
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions: Diameter: 4 1/10 in. (10.414 cm); 4 1/2 x 4 in. (11.43 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2010.115.626
Classification: Ceramics
Collecting Area: Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography: 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.