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Bottle with Grimacing Aged Deities600–900 CE

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Small unglazed earthenware vessel modeled as a human head with incised facial features, a notched headband, and disk-shaped ear ornaments, with a cylindrical opening at the top

Two small ceramic vessels, each modeled as a human face with molded brow, nose, and open mouth, wearing a banded headdress with a cylindrical opening at the top; pale buff clay with incised linear details and small perforations at the ears.

Title: Bottle with Grimacing Aged Deities
Culture: Maya
Place Made: Guatemala or Honduras
Date Made: 600–900 CE
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions: 2 x 1 3/10 x 1 3/10 in. (5.08 x 3.302 x 3.302 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2010.115.750
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.