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Cylinder Vessel with Musicians and Dancers in a Palace Scene700–850 CE

Not on view
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with ochre ground, painted with two figures in red and dark green, with a band of glyphs below the rim
Title
Cylinder Vessel with Musicians and Dancers in a Palace Scene
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Petén, Motul de San José or vicinity
Date Made
700–850 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 9/10 in. (12.446 cm); 8 3/10 x 5 x 5 in. (21.082 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.722
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.