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Cylinder Vessel with Underworld Scene600–900 CE

Not on view
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with carved relief decoration in pale tan clay against dark brown slip, showing glyphic band near rim and two figural registers below
Title
Cylinder Vessel with Underworld Scene
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Escuintla, Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 4/5 in. (14.732 cm); 9 3/5 x 5 3/10 x 5 3/10 in. (24.384 x 13.462 x 13.462 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.724
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.