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Bowl with Rattles and Serpent Design250–550 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with globular body and wide cylindrical neck, encircled by a band of deep relief carving showing interlocking angular and curvilinear motifs with traces of red pigment against olive-brown clay
Title
Bowl with Rattles and Serpent Design
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico
Date Made
250–550 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 in. (15.24 cm); 5 1/2 x 6 3/10 x 6 in. (13.97 x 16.002 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.721
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.