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Collections

Tripod Vessel with Carved Imagery of Avian Dancers250–500 CE

Not on view
Pre-Columbian terracotta cylindrical tripod vessel with dense low-relief carved glyphs and zoomorphic motifs in two registers, with small mask appliqués along a central band
Title
Tripod Vessel with Carved Imagery of Avian Dancers
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
250–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 in. (30.48 cm); 10 3/5 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (26.924 x 31.75 x 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.568
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas