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Plate with Supernatural Monkey600–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic plate viewed from above, painted with a crouching figure in a dotted garment surrounded by scrolling glyphic forms in brown and red on a cream ground
Title
Plate with Supernatural Monkey
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Petén
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 in. (30.48 cm); 2 3/10 x 12 in. (5.842 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.723
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Masterpieces of Pre-Columbian Art: from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Wray. New York: André Emmerich Gallery; Perl Galleries, 1984.
  • 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.