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Bowl with Rattles and Serpent Design250–550 CE

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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
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.