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Cylinder Vessel with K'awiil Impersonators600–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic cylindrical vessel with pale gray-cream slip, encircling glyph band below the rim, and a large terracotta-red relief panel depicting a seated figure in profile with an elaborate headdress
Title
Cylinder Vessel with K'awiil Impersonators
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire stucco and pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm); 8 3/10 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.082 x 13.97 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.741
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.