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Bottle with Seated Scribe600–900 CE

Not on view
Unglazed gray-brown ceramic flask with a flattened disk-shaped body, short neck, and low-relief carved Mesoamerican figural and glyphic decoration on the front face
Title
Bottle with Seated Scribe
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Honduras
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (8.89 x 6.35 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.779
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.