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Bowl with male Figure and Water Lily Serpent700–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic cylindrical vessel with deep relief carving showing interlocking serpentine forms and a human face in profile enclosed within a coiled figure, tan-gray clay body
Ceramic cylinder vessel with buff-gray surface, decorated with raised Maya glyphic cartouches arranged in diagonal rows and dark painted organic motifs, showing aged wear and surface deposits.
Title
Bowl with male Figure and Water Lily Serpent
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Yucatán, Chocholá or vicinity
Date Made
700–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm); 4 7/10 x 4 3/10 x 4 3/10 in. (11.938 x 10.922 x 10.922 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.625
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.