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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.