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Plate with Seated Ruler as Maize God650–850 CE

Not on view
Maya ceramic plate viewed from above, painted in terracotta red on cream slip with concentric bands of glyphs framing a central scene of two elaborately costumed figures in feathered headdresses above a row of architectural columns
Ceramic tripod plate with wide, flared rim supported by three cylindrical legs and a central knob. Exterior band features a painted checkerboard pattern in dark gray and cream. Interior decorated with red-on-cream painted figures and glyphs in Maya style.
Title
Plate with Seated Ruler as Maize God
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Northeastern Petén
Date Made
650–850 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 3/10 in. (36.322 cm); 6 x 14 3/10 x 14 3/10 in. (15.24 x 36.322 x 36.322 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.774
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.
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.