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Collections

Bottle with Woven Mat Emblem and Inscription600–900 CE

Not on view
Unglazed ceramic vessel with rectangular body and narrow neck, decorated with four stacked Mesoamerican relief-carved glyphs on the front face and diagonal hatching on the side
Title
Bottle with Woven Mat Emblem and Inscription
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Honduras
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (10.4 x 4.4. x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.642
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Matsumoto, Mallory E. "Replicating Writing: Moulding and Stamping Hieroglyphs on Classic Maya Ceramics." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 28, no.2 (2018): 299-320.
  • 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.