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Cylinder Vessel with Solar Deities600–900 CE

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Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with painted terracotta, cream, and black decoration showing a seated figure and glyph-like forms in two horizontal registers

Title: Cylinder Vessel with Solar Deities
Culture: Maya
Place Made: Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made: 600–900 CE
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions: Diameter: 3 3/5 in. (9.144 cm); 7 1/5 x 3 9/10 in. (18.288 x 9.906 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2010.115.634
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.